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Senior FPGA Design Engineer / Hardware Engineer

London Full-Time 43200 - 72000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

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At a Glance

Tasks: Work with traders to enhance FPGA systems for competitive trading advantages.
Company: Maven Securities is a leading proprietary trading firm focused on innovative trading strategies.
Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, private healthcare, and catered meals in a casual work environment.
Why this job: Join a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of technology in finance with growth opportunities.
Qualifications: 5+ years of FPGA experience; problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn are essential.
Other info: Ideal for proactive candidates looking to lead in future greenfield projects.

The predicted salary is between 43200 - 72000 £ per year.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.
Overview:
Where technology meets trading, the Maven FPGA team is pushing the bleeding edge of hardware and proprietary designs to maintain and gain advantage in an increasingly competitive environment. With operations in London, New York, Hong Kong and Chicago, we build technology in support of global trading operations across multiple exchanges, asset classes, and trading strategies. Our teams are small and nimble, with a firm commitment to growth, and a strategic view of investment in people, tools, and the necessary platforms to extend our leadership.
The Role:
Within our team, you will work with traders and technologists to seek and exploit opportunities to gain competitive advantage through FPGA systems. By means of reduced latencies, higher throughput, or increased robustness, you will enable the company to increase the efficiency of existing strategies and open up entirely new trading opportunities previously inaccessible. With a number of greenfield projects in scope, candidates who are proactive and self-driven can grow into leadership roles for the firm’s future. Whilst financial experience is a plus, your engineering talents, problem solving abilities, and eagerness to take on new challenges are of significantly higher importance to us.
The skills you will have:

SystemVerilog
Source control management
5+ years FPGA experience
Automated verification
HLS or other DSP flow experience for FPGA
Comfortable attacking new and unfamiliar problems
Interest in trading

Things we would like to see but are not essential:

Python, TCL
Low latency design
ASIC
Network and packet processing
Financial market data
Trading systems
Software development

What We Offer

Competitive compensation
Group Pension plan
Annual discretionary bonus
Fully catered breakfast, lunch and snacks.
25 days’ annual leave
Informal dress code
Private healthcare and life assurance
Cycle-to-work scheme
Monthly company events
Private Gym

Seniority level

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology and Engineering

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