Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

An established, 15+ year HFT firm in Chicago is hiring their 5th FPGA engineer. You'll join a small, highly respected team of senior FPGA engineers building and maintaining the firm's core hardware stack, working directly on the systems that drive the firm's trading performance.

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where FPGA work has a direct, measurable impact on the business.

What You'll Work On
10Gb Ethernet datapaths running at 322 MHz
PCIe interfaces and low-latency trading infrastructure
End-to-end hardware stack: design, implementation, and verification
Close collaboration with a tight-knit team of senior FPGA engineers embedded in the Chicago trading community

What We're Looking For
Strong FPGA design experience (RTL development in VHDL or Verilog)
Strong FPGA verification experience (testbenches, simulation, functional verification)
Experience with high-speed datapaths, Ethernet, and/or PCIe
Comfort working in a low-latency, performance-critical environment
Ability to thrive in a small, fast-moving team where ownership is high and the environment is highly technical

Why This Role
Work alongside some of the most respected senior FPGA engineers in the Chicago trading space
Direct exposure to cutting-edge, low-latency hardware infrastructure
High-impact, high-visibility role within an established and successful firm
Small team, real ownership, no bureaucracy

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