Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Radley James; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Radley James is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and build a low-latency FPGA platform from first principles, collaborating with quantitative researchers, traders and software engineers in New York City. You will own architecture decisions and drive full lifecycle projects from concept to production, setting standards as the FPGA capability expands.

Compensation ranges from $250K to $400K base, with significant performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Significant hands-on FPGA engineering experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with quantitative and software teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a low-latency FPGA platform from first principles.
• Develop FPGA solutions for electronic trading and market-data processing.
• Work with traders and researchers to identify opportunities for hardware acceleration.
• Own architecture and technical decisions across the FPGA environment.
• Integrate FPGA technology into the wider trading and research stack.
• Lead projects from concept through production lifecycle.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices as the FPGA capability grows.

Skills

FPGA engineering

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Low-latency design

Architectural decisions

Collaboration

Education

BS in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

Location: New York City

I’m working with a highly successful quantitative investment firm looking to hire a Senior FPGA Engineer to build and lead its FPGA capability from the ground up.

This is not a maintenance or incremental development position. You’ll have the opportunity to define the architecture, tooling and technical standards for a new FPGA platform, working directly with quantitative researchers, traders and software engineers to identify where hardware acceleration can deliver a genuine trading advantage.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and build a low-latency FPGA platform from first principles
• Develop FPGA solutions for electronic trading and market-data processing
• Work closely with traders and quantitative researchers to identify opportunities for hardware acceleration
• Own architecture and technical decisions across the FPGA environment
• Integrate FPGA technology into the wider trading and research stack
• Take projects through the full lifecycle from initial concept and design to production
• Help establish engineering standards and best practices as the FPGA capability grows

What we’re looking for:

• Significant hands-on FPGA engineering experience
• Strong SystemVerilog and/or VHDL expertise
• Previous experience with low-latency electronic trading, market data or similarly performance-sensitive systems
• Strong understanding of FPGA architecture and hardware/software integration
• Ability to operate with significant autonomy and make high-level architectural decisions
• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate directly with quantitative and software engineering teams

The key attraction is ownership: rather than inheriting a mature FPGA stack, you’ll have the mandate to determine how the platform should be designed and built from day one.

Compensation: $250K–$400K base + significant performance-driven bonus. Total compensation can be substantially higher for exceptional candidates.