Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.

THE ROLE

Virtu's Hardware Design team builds the FPGA and ASIC applications at the core of the firm's proprietary low-latency trading platform.

We are looking for an FPGA/ASIC Engineer to join us. The ideal candidate will be a creative and ambitious hardware engineer who is excited to work on our low-latency trading infrastructure. You'll work on challenging problems alongside a small, international team.

In this role you will

Design and develop RTL for new low-latency trading applications

Own designs end to end, from specification through verification to production deployment

Improve the team's build, simulation, and verification infrastructure

Coordinate and execute hardware deployments in live production environments

Virtu offers a dynamic, meritocratic environment with a flat hierarchy. No finance background is necessary or expected. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to start a career in the financial technology space.

THE CANDIDATE

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

2+ years of professional FPGA or ASIC experience (an advanced degree may substitute)

Strong RTL design and verification skills (SystemVerilog/VHDL, cocotb)

Familiarity with FPGA/IC design flows and vendor toolchains (Xilinx/AMD, Synopsys, Cadence)

Working knowledge of high-speed interfaces (Ethernet/MAC/PHY, PCIe, AXI)

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

Programming in Python, C++, or similar

Back-end physical design experience

Understanding of network protocols and packet processing (TCP/UDP, IP multicast, and hardware protocol offloading)

BENEFITS

Generous Time Off: 26 days annual leave, plus additional leave for community service, marriage/civil partnerships, and moving house

Family Support: Paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity leave

Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing: Private health, dental, and optical cover, GP access, and a dedicated wellness programme

Financial Protection: Life assurance, income protection, and a competitive pension scheme

Active Lifestyle Perks: Gym subsidy/fitness reimbursement and Cycle to Work scheme

Commuting Made Easy: Commuter benefit plan

Travel Cover: Personal travel insurance

Daily Perks: Complimentary catered lunches every day, laundry service, onsite gym, barber and hairdresser service

THE PROCESS

After passing an initial application screening, candidates will complete an online assessment via HackerRank as the first stage of the process. After passing the online test, we will contact you to arrange a phone screen.

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.