About the job
Senior FPGA Engineer – DV Equities
About Us:
With over 15 years of experience and headquartered in Chicago, DV Trading has evolved into a leading independent proprietary trading firm. Our team of over 450 professionals offers innovative trading strategies and risk management solutions, providing essential liquidity in global financial markets. Our expansive portfolio includes broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market-making firm, and an emerging investment adviser, allowing us to deliver unparalleled hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a talented Senior FPGA Engineer to join our semi-systematic equities team. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement cutting-edge FPGA trading systems that enhance our competitive advantage across global equity and futures exchanges. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and maximize hardware performance in a dynamic trading environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of FPGA engineers focused on developing advanced hardware solutions for market making.
- Architect and optimize ultra-low-latency trading systems tailored for global equity and futures markets.
- Define and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for FPGA-based trading infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, software developers, and network engineers to create integrated, high-performance trading platforms.
System Development:
- Design and implement high-throughput FPGA firmware for efficient market data feed management and order execution.

