FPGA Engineer

Janestreet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Janestreet is looking for an Engineer based in New York City, passionate about both software and hardware design to develop FPGA-based applications. Candidates should be adept at programming and possess some experience with hardware design.

The ideal candidate will not only contribute to the implementation of new FPGA applications but also participate in refining tools used in design and testing.

A background in programming languages and hardware description languages is key, with a collaborative spirit emphasized. No prior knowledge of OCaml is required.

Qualifications

• Top-notch programming skills with a love for technology.
• Experience in hardware description languages like VHDL or Verilog.
• Ability to build FPGA projects through various experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new FPGA applications from the ground up.
• Extend and refine high-level design and testing tools.

Skills

FPGA design experience

Software programming language proficiency

Experience with Hardware Description languages

Familiarity with FPGA vendor tools

Intellectual curiosity

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Hardcaml

Job description

About the Position

We are looking to hire an Engineer with experience in both software and hardware design to help us build our FPGA-based applications.

We're big believers in the ability of tools to make programming faster, more pleasant, and more reliable. We apply these same principles to our FPGA Engineering work, and we’re looking for people who are interested in using programming language technology to improve the process of designing, testing, and validating hardware designs. We use Hardcaml, an OCaml library for succinctly describing hardware in RTL. Hardcaml is tightly integrated into our development environment, so you’ll also gain lots of exposure to the libraries and tools that are foundational to our internal systems. No previous knowledge of Hardcaml is required.

In this role, you’ll work on the ground-up design and implementation of new FPGA applications, and help extend and refine the high-level design and testing tools that we use internally. Your day-to-day work will predominantly involve OCaml & Hardcaml, for both RTL design and testing/integration, but you can also expect to work with some Verilog and C. While you don’t need to have worked with OCaml specifically, a good background in typed programming languages is a plus.

About You

We don’t expect you to have a background in OCaml, finance, or any other specific field—we’re looking for smart programmers who will approach hardware design with a software engineering mindset. We’re more interested in how you think and learn than what you currently know. You should be:

• A top-notch programmer with a love for technology
• Comfortable with a software programming language
• Intellectually curious, collaborative, and eager to learn
• Humble and unafraid to ask questions and admit mistakes
• Experienced with a Hardware Description (or Construction) language (VHDL, Verilog, Chisel, Pymtl, or other), for both writing and testing hardware designs
• Experienced working with FPGA vendor tools (Vivado or Quartus)
• Experienced with building a working FPGA project through an academic, professional, or personal project
• Interested in learning how to use FPGAs in the context of networking