Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Charles Levick Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Levick Limited is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer for a high-performance electronic trading setup in New York/London. You’ll design and deploy FPGA-based trading accelerators, optimize RTL pipelines, and build resilient testing infrastructure within a fast-paced team.

You will collaborate with developers and traders to integrate hardware with software APIs, addressing complex latency and timing challenges while owning critical FPGA applications over time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' commercial FPGA engineering experience.
• Strong VHDL and Python.
• Experience with high-speed design and protocols.
• Strong understanding of Linux environments.
• Good coding and hardware design practices.
• Experience working collaboratively within a technical team.
• Strong knowledge in networking, computer architecture or verification.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA applications from the ground up.
• RTL design, synthesis, place & route and static timing analysis.
• Develop and maintain robust FPGA testing infrastructure.
• Work on software integration, APIs and hardware/software interfaces.
• Solve complex FPGA, hardware and software limitations.
• Work closely with developers and trading teams.
• Opportunity to take ownership of significant FPGA applications over time.

Skills

FPGA engineering

VHDL

Python

High-speed design

Linux

Networking

Computer architecture

Verification

Team collaboration

Job description

FPGA Engineer | Electronic Trading | New York / London

I’m working with a quantitative trading firm looking to add an experienced FPGA Engineer to their technology team.

The role sits closely alongside developers and traders, with responsibility for designing, implementing and optimising FPGA solutions used within a high-performance trading environment.

The role:

• Design and implement FPGA applications from the ground up
• RTL design, synthesis, place & route and static timing analysis
• Develop and maintain robust FPGA testing infrastructure
• Work on software integration, APIs and hardware/software interfaces
• Solve complex FPGA, hardware and software limitations
• Work closely with developers and trading teams
• Opportunity to take ownership of significant FPGA applications over time

What they're looking for:

• 5+ years' commercial FPGA engineering experience
• Strong VHDL and Python
• Experience with high-speed design and protocols
• Strong understanding of Linux environments
• Good coding and hardware design practices
• Experience working collaboratively within a technical team
• Strong knowledge in one or more of: networking, computer architecture or verification

Location: New York or London

Working model: On-site

This would suit someone coming from a low-latency trading, electronic trading, HFT or similarly high-performance FPGA environment who wants significant ownership over the technology they build.