FPGA Engineer
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At Minix, FPGA Engineers don’t just write logic - they architect competitive edges. You will build and optimize custom hardware for parsing market data, managing decision flows, and executing trades with deterministic precision. Working alongside traders, quants, and developers, you’ll translate trading strategies into hardware acceleration that drives real results in live markets.
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Vapi, Gujarat
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Permanent
What You'll Do
- Architect & Deploy FPGA-based solutions for ultra-low-latency data parsing and order execution
- Collaborate closely with traders and software engineers to translate strategic requirements into real-time hardware logic
- Optimize performance at every level, from transceiver tuning to pipeline design and logic placement
- Develop robust testing frameworks to simulate, validate, and ensure reliability in production systems
- Benchmark & Profile FPGA performance in live trading environments for continual improvement
- Explore & Integrate emerging hardware technologies to sharpen our latency and throughput advantage
Who You Are
- 5+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC design, ideally in financial markets or exchange protocol environments (FIX, OUCH, ITCH)
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Proficiency in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
- Strong programming skills in Python, C, or C++
- Deep understanding of digital design principles: pipelining, flow control, clock domain crossing
- Skilled with FPGA development toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Synplify, etc.)
- Proven track record of optimizing for low latency and high throughput in production systems
- Familiarity with networking protocols such as Ethernet, TCP, UDP
Where You'll Be
- For this role you will be based in Vapi, Gujarat
Our global benefits
- Operate at the cutting edge of HFT, AI, and quantitative trading
- Accelerated growth environment with high-impact responsibilities from day one
- Performance-driven rewards and a competitive compensation package
- Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in finance, tech, and research
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