The hardware team at Hudson River Trading (HRT) creates ultra-low latency products to support our trading on global markets. High performance designs require even higher performance verification. Our ideal candidate is not only an ace tester, but a practicing toolsmith. You know the EDA landscape and want to be part of a team actively working to rethink, redesign, and surpass the status quo.

We are looking for an experienced FPGA verification engineer who is skilled at writing testbenches and building verification environments to exercise complex hardware. FPGA verification is part of an innovative hardware team at HRT which is integral to the success of our trading. You can expect to always be challenged by the ever-changing financial markets as you work on critical hardware and software in an extremely fast-paced, real-time environment.

Responsibilities

• Creating testbenches and tests for our FPGA platform, leveraging an open source-based, highly flexible environment
• Writing detailed verification plans
• Quickly root-cause RTL bugs
• Collaborating directly with designers for rapid bringup of new projects and debugging of existing designs
• Managing regression and continuous integration infrastructure
• Developing and improving open-source and internal tools

Qualifications 

• Excellent debug and analytical skills 
• Strong background (4+ years) in RTL functional verification for FPGA or ASIC
• Experience with code and functional coverage collection/analysis
• Experience with Python
• Comfortable in a Linux environment
• Familiarity with Verilator and/or Cocotb preferred
• Experience with networking protocols preferred
• C++ experience is a plus
• A bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or a related field

This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline. Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $200,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package. In addition, Hudson River Trading offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, educational reimbursement, and fitness stipend.