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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # FPGA Engineer | Low Latency Trading - **Company:** Westren Capital - **Location:** Greater London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Boolean Algebra, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Software Debugging, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Python (Programming Language), SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Fpga Hardware, Information Technology, Low Latency - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2847390051-fpga-engineer--low-latency-trading ## About the Role * Penultimate or final-year student pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, on track for a 2:1 or above from a leading institution. We don't fetishise grades, but they tend to signal you can handle non-trivial systems without falling apart. * Demonstrated interest in technology through real work. Software builds, hardware tinkering, side projects that went wrong before they went right. Formal Computer Science training is optional. Evidence of curiosity is not. * Exposure to HDL such as SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL, with a working sense of how designs translate into actual hardware behaviour. * Programming ability in C++ and/or Python that goes beyond syntax. You should be able to build, test, and iterate without hand-holding. * Understanding of digital logic design, computer architecture, and the practical challenges of high-speed data movement. At some point, theory has to meet timing constraints. * Familiarity with FPGA toolchains like Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus is useful. If you haven't used them, you'll be expected to get productive quickly. * Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. You debug methodically, optimise deliberately, and treat latency, resource usage, and power as real constraints, not academic concepts. * Proactive and curious mindset. You ask questions early, challenge assumptions when needed, and close knowledge gaps without waiting to be told. * Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and results-driven. You take ownership, push work forward, and care about whether the system performs, not whether the process looked neat on paper. ## Description * Work on live trading systems. Not toy problems. Code that ships, signals that route, decisions that execute. * Design and optimise FPGA pipelines where latency is measured, hunted, and reduced relentlessly. * Use SystemVerilog, C++, and Python to build and validate high-performance systems under real market conditions. * Implement and verify features that directly improve market data handling and order execution speed. * Collaborate tightly with quants and software engineers, because speed without strategy is just noise. * Debug, profile, and refine systems where inefficiency is not tolerated, only removed. * Work with state-of-the-art FPGA hardware and toolchains used in modern HFT environments. * Contribute to ongoing R&D as we push closer to physical limits of execution. ## Related Videos - [Swapping Low Latency Data Storage Under High Load](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/746-swapping-low-latency-data-storage-under-high-load) - [Microservices architecture as a key element in building trading systems for global finance markets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1196-microservices-architecture-as-a-key-element-in-building-trading-systems-for-global-finance-markets) - [C++ in constrained environments](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/441-c-in-constrained-environments) - [Unleash the power of 5G in your code: transform your apps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1567-unleash-the-power-of-5g-in-your-code-transform-your-apps) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) ## Related Articles - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking)