Senior FPGA Engineer

Flow Traders is currently seeking a skilled FPGA Engineer to join our dynamic Product Development team based in Amsterdam. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a top proprietary trading firm that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship within its culture. We have a high regard for nimble-minded and innovative individuals, challenging them to leverage their full potential.

As an FPGA Engineer, you will collaborate with a small team working on developing Flow Trader's highly responsive applications. You will be responsible for the end-to-end solution, which includes design, development, testing, latency benchmarking, product deployment, and process automation to enhance productivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of FPGA hardware and software developers to construct scalable ultra-low latency trading systems
• Influence the direction and technology adoption for FPGA/ASIC projects
• Contribute to enhancing productivity tools and optimizing the RTL design flow
• Keep abreast of the latest hardware advancements and open-source projects
• Enhance your expertise in the finance sector and flourish as an FPGA Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in FPGA/ASIC design engineering
• Over 3 years of experience in SystemVerilog/Verilog
• At least 2 years of proficiency in C++17
• Proficiency in networking protocol stack (Ethernet/IP/TCP/UDP)
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Demonstrated open-minded, cooperative attitude with a willingness to learn
• Eagerness to understand how the systems you develop integrate into our trading operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with High-Level Synthesis tools (Chisel, Vivado HLS)
• Experience with open-source testbench tools (verilator, cocotb, etc.)
• Knowledge of financial protocols and their hardware implementation
• Understanding of algorithmic trading strategies
• Proficiency in Python programming
• Exposure to Bamboo CI, Ansible, systemd
• Familiarity with jinja2, ctypes, SWIG

Flow Traders does not entertain unsolicited resumes from professional staffing or search agencies. Any uninvited submissions of resumes or candidate details sent inadvertently to Flow Traders will be considered as free to contact without any obligations for a placement fee should the candidate be recruited by Flow Traders.