FPGA Engineer

Company Description

Boerboel Trading is an electronic trading firm, active across a wide range of asset classes and regions, with offices in NYC, Chicago, London, Malta and the Cayman Islands. We engage in rigorous quantitative analysis to deploy systematic trading strategies over multiple time horizons. Trading and research employees of the firm are graduates from a wide spectrum of quantitative disciplines, such as engineering, computer science, mathematics and physics. Our employees apply their scientific methodologies to the analysis of extensive financial data sets.

Summary of the Role

We are currently seeking a talented FPGA Engineer to join our existing team. You will have the opportunity to get deeply involved in the development, testing and integration of our FPGA applications and work closely with other technologists and trading experts. We are seeking candidates that have strong technical experience and high-level interest in the industry. This is a full-time, on-site role for an FPGA Engineer located in New York. The FPGA Engineer will design, implement, and optimize hardware solutions using RTL design methodologies.

Job Duties

• Partner with developers and traders, design, implement and deploy FPGA solutions across firm’s trading businesses
• Architect and implement new FPGA applications (RTL design, synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis) from the ground up
• Develop and maintain robust testing systems shared across the team
• Facilitate software integration efforts by developing new APIs and optimizing interfaces
• Propose creative solutions to overcome FPGA/hardware/software limitations
• Potential to grow into one of the main stakeholders in the firm’s FPGA space, in charge of one or more large applications, and/or become the main person for applications targeting one of the market categories.

Qualifications

• 8 years of full-time experience as an FPGA engineer and familiar with the common tools and workflow
• Previous experience with high speed design/protocols
• Must have strong VHDL and Python skills, familiarity with Linux environment
• Good coding and design practice 
• Previously worked in a team environment and knows how to collaborate
• Expert knowledge in one or more of these areas: networking, computer architecture, verification
• Intermediate skills in C/C

This position will be based in New York. In compliance with applicable U.S. pay transparency laws, the anticipated base range for this role is $125,000-$250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package.

Eligible employees can participate in our benefits package which include health insurance, retirement savings plan, PTO, etc. Offerings may differ depending on location.