Senior FPGA Engineer (Algo)

Location: Chicago office only, United States

Salary: $150,000–$250,000 annual base salary, plus an annual discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a diversified trading firm using proprietary technology and capital across financial markets and non-traditional strategies, including cryptoassets.

What you will do

• Architect and implement FPGA applications from the ground up for a trading team.
• Own synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and technical documentation.
• Research and evaluate FPGA hardware and emerging technologies.
• Develop solutions to overcome FPGA and hardware limitations.
• Collaborate directly with software and other design teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Perform system and block-level testing, lab debugging, and characterization of new hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer or Electrical Engineering, with 3+ years of relevant experience; a Master’s degree or higher may count toward experience.
• Strong hardware engineering experience, especially with FPGA systems.
• 2+ years of experience writing Verilog and strong RTL logic design and verification skills.
• Experience with synthesis, place and route, and static timing analysis.
• Experience designing system-on-chip architectures, memory and processor subsystems, networking, and peripheral interconnects.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and strong working knowledge of either Xilinx or Altera FPGA design flow.

Nice to have

• Functional verification experience using high-level methodologies such as SystemVerilog.
• Excellent research and data-gathering skills.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy environment with an emphasis on innovation, integrity, and challenging consensus.
• Opportunity to build an FPGA application from scratch for an existing trading team.
• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with discretionary employer match, disability and life insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.