Job Description
FPGA Engineer
at Eqvilent Remote
We are seeking a highly skilled FPGA Engineer to join our expanding High-Frequency Trading team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of financial technology, working on cutting-edge hardware solutions that power our ultra-low-latency trading systems. As a member of our expert team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing FPGA-based systems to improve trading performance, reduce latency, and increase throughput. This is a unique opportunity to combine your expertise in hardware engineering with the fast-paced world of financial markets. You will play a critical role in developing the infrastructure that underpins our competitive advantage, working collaboratively with software engineers, quantitative researchers, and traders to deliver high-performance, reliable solutions.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Design, develop, and optimize FPGA-based solutions for ultra-low-latency trading systems. Work closely with software developers to integrate FPGA solutions into broader system architectures. Implement hardware-accelerated solutions for protocol parsing, order entry, and market data processing. Perform timing analysis, timing closures, resource optimization, and latency measurements to ensure peak performance. Collaborate with traders and researchers to identify opportunities. Monitor and troubleshoot system performance in a live trading environment.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog. Experience with FPGA design tools (Xilinx Vivado or Altera Quartus). Experience with FPGA debugging tools (ILA, SignalTap,Chipscope). Experience with Simulation tools (e.g Questa/ModelSim). Programming and Scripting skills in tcl/C++/Python is a bonus. Experience with peripheral integration (10G PHY/MAC, PCIe).* Experience with custom network stack implementations (TCP/UDP).
