Low-Latency FPGA & Hardware Platform Engineer

Virtu Financial, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Platform Engineer to join our Hardware team, building custom FPGA solutions and infrastructure that power our low-latency trading edge.

You will deploy, maintain, and optimize hardware platforms while developing software applications to monitor production systems, with responsibilities including testing hardware, deployment planning, and evaluating providers. No finance background is required; this is a great entry into fintech, offering a meritocratic

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Basic understanding of network protocols.
• Familiarity with modern computer systems and network architecture.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Testing and troubleshooting hardware equipment.
• Defining and implementing hardware platform deployment plans.
• Developing and maintaining applications to control/monitor custom hardware platforms.
• Researching and evaluating hardware providers, features, and capabilities.

Skills

Networking basics

Systems architecture

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

Virtu Financial, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Platform Engineer to join our Hardware team, building custom FPGA solutions and infrastructure that power our low-latency trading edge.

You will deploy, maintain, and optimize hardware platforms while developing software applications to monitor production systems, with responsibilities including testing hardware, deployment planning, and evaluating providers. No finance background is required; this is a great entry into fintech, offering a meritocratic