Senior FPGA Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of FPGA engineers developing next-generation hardware solutions for market making.
• Architect and implement ultra-low-latency trading systems optimized for global equity and futures markets.
• Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for FPGA-based trading infrastructure.
• Partner with quantitative researchers, software developers, and network engineers to deliver integrated, high-performance trading platforms.
• Design and implement high-throughput FPGA firmware for market data feed handling and order execution.
• Build modular, reusable, and scalable FPGA architectures supporting exchanges such as NYSE, NASDAQ, and CBOE.
• Develop robust testing frameworks and automated deployment pipelines to ensure stability and reliability in production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience, ideally within high-frequency or market-making systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in SystemVerilog targeting Xilinx platforms.
• Deep understanding of networking and low-level protocols (10G Ethernet, multicast, MAC/PCS layers).
• Proven track record in ultra-low-latency hardware design and performance optimization.

About the Company

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. DV Trading is an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets.