FPGA Developer
FPGA Developer at Belvedere Trading
Belvedere Trading is looking for an FPGA Developer to supplement the team and drive projects that will optimize our option market marking systems. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of success delivering complex FPGA system on a chip designs, possess excellent problem-solving abilities, possess a can do/self-driven attitude and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. VHDL development experience is preferred although not required.
The ideal candidate is a creative thinker who has had previous experience developing network and/or telecoms applications. Exchange protocol encoding/decoding experience is desirable. Additional experience developing hybrid hardware/software systems communicating over PCIe is also desirable. As a senior member of our team, successful candidates will direct their own learning, grow their expertise, and pass that knowledge on to other team members. At Belvedere, you work with the best, learn with the best, and create the best software we can imagine.
What you’ll do
- Coordinate with project managers and team leadership to plan work
- Apply industry knowledge and technical skills in new and innovative ways
- Help to continuously improve team productivity, code quality, tool and technology adoption
- Create new features and help improve existing experiences
- Share ideas, experience, and knowledge with other members of the team
- Participate in code reviews
What you’ll need
- 3+ years of technical experience
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
- Careful attention to detail, and the vision and skill to push beyond expectations
Desired Technical Requirements
- VHDL preferred or willingness to learn
- C/C++, Python and scripting languages
- Xilinx/Altera experience
- Linux
Who we are
Belvedere Trading is its core values:
- We strive for excellence as a team and individually (Team Belvedere) and expect merit based responsibilities and compensation (Me in Team).
- We value innovation delivered incrementally (Iterative Innovation) and expect all to act like owners (Own it).
- We communicate passionately and with compassion to reach the best solutions (Passionate Discourse).
These values help guide us as a firm and as individuals. We are excited to bring those who have similar beliefs to join our family.
How we started
Founded in 2002, Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm that specializes in equity index and commodity derivatives. Belvedere Trading’s employees act as market makers, ensuring liquidity by laying two-sided markets to help provide an orderly market place for the products we trade. We trade electronically from our headquarters in downtown Chicago and have traders on the floors of multiple exchanges. Our technology and trading experts collaborate to develop and continually enhance Belvedere’s high-performance, low-latency proprietary technology. Belvedere is always looking for the best, brightest, and most motivated talent to help us in our continued success.
What we offer
Rated as one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by Simplicity, Belvedere Trading places a great emphasis on an employees’ overall well-being. We offer a casual work environment that promotes innovation and creativity. Our employees’ health is important, so we provide full benefits and a robust wellness program including: in-office yoga, health seminars, and discounted gym memberships. Belvedere also recognizes the positive effects of a strong work-life balance by having an unlimited, paid time off policy. Most importantly, Team Belvedere likes to have fun, both inside and outside the office walls!
Sponsorship is not available for this position