Full-Time

Quantitative Technologist

FPGA Engineer

Posted on 1/31/2025

Radix Trading

Radix Trading

51-200 employees

Research-focused trading firm using machine learning

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

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Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, or another closely-related engineering discipline (in the progress of obtaining or has obtained)
  • Experience coding in VHDL/verilog
  • Proficiency with Python for unit testing
  • Used Xilinx and/or Altera FPGAs
  • Familiar with ModelSim
  • Knowledge of networking protocols: IP, TCP, UDP etc.
  • Highly analytical mindset
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Results oriented, highly flexible, team player
  • Can tackle new things without a lot of help; fast learner
  • Driven and self-guided
  • Ability to function independently and take ownership
  • Ability to multitask and iterate quickly towards a better solution
Responsibilities
  • Design and build new scalable systems
  • Maintaining FPGA code
  • Use Python for unit testing
  • Use model-sim for simulation
  • Debug and fix FPGA issues
  • Innovate and design solutions that will overcome current limitations

Radix Trading is a research-driven trading firm that uses machine learning and statistical methods to develop and monetize trading strategies. It operates in major electronic markets across North America, Europe, and Asia, supported by a proprietary automated research platform and continuously evolving strategies. The firm distinguishes itself by private funding with no outside investors, an open culture that favors rapid idea execution, and a team of interdisciplinary academics and technologists focused on longer-horizon, statistically driven opportunities rather than traditional high-frequency trading. Its goal is to generate returns by deploying advanced, independently developed trading strategies that stay ahead of the competition in electronic markets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FIA membership boosts visibility and networking in derivatives markets.
  • Amsterdam office since August 2017 leverages post-Brexit regulatory advantages.
  • Co-founders Benjamin Blander and Michael Rauchman bring Citadel and GETCO expertise.

What critics are saying

  • Jane Street captures 25% more volume, eroding Radix's arbitrage profits.
  • CFTC targets manipulative patterns, imposing $50M fines and strategy bans.
  • Talent exodus to Hudson River Trading's $900k packages depletes research team.

What makes Radix Trading unique

  • Radix Trading employs machine learning and statistical methods beyond high-frequency trading.
  • Privately funded structure enables independent strategy development without investors.
  • Interdisciplinary team of academics and technologists drives automated research platform.

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