Hardware Developer at Quantiq
Chicago, IL
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Jul 31, 2026
Chicago, IL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hardware/FPGA developer role at a high-frequency derivatives trading firm, focused on building and optimizing low-latency digital logic on a custom FPGA data processing platform. Day-to-day work spans RTL design in Verilog/VHDL, custom network protocol driver development in C/C++, and performance profiling of both new and legacy code. Well-suited to engineers with deep digital circuit expertise and a strong drive for maximum system performance.
Senior level · 5+ years
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Location is not stated anywhere in the posting — CBSA and state are left blank. The role may be on-site at Quantiq's trading firm but the city is unknown.
The title 'Hardware Developer' and the FPGA/RTL focus make this role sit between embedded/hardware engineering and software development. 15-1252 (Software Developers) is used because the primary deliverable is written code (RTL and C++ drivers); 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up given the hardware-centric framing.
The qualifications list 'network protocols' and 'hardware build scripting' together in a single comma-separated line that appears to be cut off mid-sentence; both are captured as required per their placement in the Qualifications block.
SystemVerilog appears in the qualifications alongside Verilog and VHDL with an 'and/or' construction, suggesting any one of the three satisfies the RTL requirement; it is also captured separately as a preferred skill given its explicit mention.
No compensation, employment type, or degree requirement is stated in the posting.
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