Belvedere Trading is looking for an FPGA Developer to supplement the team and drive projects that will optimize our options market marking systems. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of success delivering complex FPGA systems on a chip design, possess excellent problem-solving abilities, possess a can-do/self-driven attitude, and have the ability to thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.
The ideal candidate is a creative thinker who has had previous experience developing networks, exchange encoding/decoding, and custom logic on the card. Exchange protocol encoding/decoding experience is desirable. Additional experience developing hybrid hardware/software systems communicating over PCIe is also desirable. The successful candidate will direct their own learning, grow their expertise, and pass that knowledge on to other team members.
What You'll Do:
Use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems
Collaborate with team members to investigate and create automated trading algorithms
Work on high-performance computing systems to break speed and performance boundaries
Build next-generation algorithmic trading systems;
Solve low-latency trading problems and optimization of performance-critical code;
Develop new hardware platforms;
Identifying opportunities for improvement and experimenting with performance optimizations;
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
What You'll Need:
Development experience with FPGAs (Verilog/VHDL, functional verification, and static timing closure)
Demonstrated experience with C++, Bash, TCL, and/or Python scripts
Experience with FPGA design, simulation, and verification tools (Synopsys, Riviera, ModelSim, Questasim, etc.)
A desire to push the boundaries on performance and lower latency
Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
Careful attention to detail, and the vision and skill to push beyond expectations
Belvedere Trading Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
We are located in the Chicago Loop right next to Ogilvie and Union Train Station for easy access to all of Chicago's favorite neighborhoods. Our office is right on the Chicago River with great lunch places to eat and dining alfresco in the summer.
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