Hardware Platform Engineers

VIRTU Financial Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Hardware Platform Interface Python (Programming Language) Network Architecture Network Protocols Software Engineering Information Technology Low Latency

Job description

Virtu’s Hardware team builds custom FPGA solutions and infrastructure that power our competitive edge in ultra low latency trading. Our Hardware Platform Engineers are responsible for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing hardware platforms while developing software applications to control and monitor production systems. As a member of the team you will take a lead role in:

  • Testing and troubleshooting hardware equipment
  • Defining and implementing hardware platform deployment plans
  • Developing and maintaining applications to control/monitor custom hardware platforms
  • Researching and evaluating hardware providers, features, and capabilities

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 kick start a career in the financial technology space.

Requirements

  • Academic degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Extensive Python experience
  • Basic understanding of network protocols
  • Familiarity with modern computer systems and network architecture
  • Strong problem solving and communication skills

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

  • Experience with real-time exchange market data and order entry systems

About the company

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.

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