IT: Developer
【IT】FPGA/Verilog Developer for Front Office Trading Technology
Vice President
職務内容
Job Description
1) Job/Group Overview:
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. Japan IT (Information Technology) is a diverse environment with employees of over 25 nationalities, who work on technical support, application development and implementation of system changes for Japan Retail Wealth Management Business and Global Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Nomura provides competitive employee benefits, training and upskilling opportunities, and is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, employee health and well-being.
This role offers the opportunity to join a closely-knit, highly skilled Front Office Trading Technology group renowned for its expertise and professionalism. We foster a collaborative environment that emphasizes face-to-face communication, enabling you to participate in the technical project initiation through to successful go-live, offering a strong sense of accomplishment. This position provides unique exposure to decision-makers at some of the world's largest HFT firms. You will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge trading technologies, including network design and deployment within co-location data centers.
The team designs, implements and operates co-located trading infrastructure and exchange connectivity that must deliver reliable, deterministic performance at microsecond/nanosecond levels and process large volumes of real-time data. You will be a core team member and will work closely with C/Java application developers, network engineers and trading desk stakeholders to deliver market-leading DMA co-lo solutions.
Ultra-Low Latency High-Frequency DMA is a key component of Nomura's Electronic Trading franchise. This development role is embedded within our Tokyo-based team delivering cutting edge DMA co-location solutions.
2) Responsibilities:
As a key member of our team the successful candidate will:
・Design, implement and maintain specialized FPGA-based systems using Verilog to meet ultra-low-latency, high-throughput trading requirements.
・Work with the engineering team to produce architectural solutions that integrate FPGA design with Linux C/Java host applications.
・Develop, review and optimize FPGA designs for predictable, deterministic network packet processing and market protocol implementations (e.g., Arrowhead, OUCH, FIX etc.).
・Create and maintain testbenches, simulation suites and in lab/in field validation procedures to ensure correctness, performance and robustness under realistic market traffic.
・Support deployment, configuration and ongoing operation of FPGA systems in co located environments; provide L2/L3 support for production issues.
・Produce clear design documentation, help evolve development standards and release processes and participate in code/design reviews.
・Collaborate with Data Center and Network teams on connectivity, cabling and monitoring considerations relevant to FPGA hardware.
・Contribute to continuous improvement activities: performance tuning, regression automation and monitoring.
登録資格
Requirements
Requirements:
Technical (mandatory)
- Proven experience developing mid-range FPGA designs for production systems.
- Strong understanding of hardware design concepts: timing closure, pipelining, resource utilization, clock-domain crossing, signal integrity and deterministic-latency design.
- Hands-on experience with simulation and verification tools (testbenches, waveform analysis).
- Experience with FPGA toolchains (synthesis, place & route, timing analysis) from major vendors (Xilinx/AMD, Intel/Altera).
- Practical knowledge of network packet processing (Ethernet frames, IP/TCP headers and checksum handling, MAC/IP/port-based classification).
- Comfortable working with Linux-based toolchains and testing/automation facilities (PCAP analysis, Lua/Python scripting for regression tests, basic C for Linux programming, Git).
- Understanding of integrating FPGA logic with host software stacks (PCIe, kernel drivers, DMA).
Technical (preferred)
- Experience with financial market protocols (Arrowhead, OUCH, FIX, or exchange-specific binary protocols).
- Prior work on DMA/FO/STP trading systems, co located exchange connectivity, or high-frequency trading infrastructure.
- Familiarity with Data Center operational concerns (fiber, switches, NIC configuration) and performance debugging across the stack.
Personal / Soft skills
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to rapidly learn, retain, analyze information, and draw meaningful correlations. Proven track record delivering creative technical solutions for complex, time-sensitive problems
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with traders, software engineers and operations teams. Capable of engaging confidently with clients and internal teams.
- Ability to perform under pressure, multitask and manage priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
- Attention to detail, commitment to quality and willingness to drive standards and best practices across the team.
- Flexibility, curiosity, and the ability to work effectively within a team environment are essential.
勤務地
Location
大手町
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