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Virtu Financial

Hardware Platform Engineer

Virtu Financial · Austin, TX

Posted 13 days ago

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This role has been open
13 days
Virtu Financial's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
22% of Virtu Financial's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Virtu Financial
high
40 stale, 0 reposted of 51 open
Hiring momentum
59 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Virtu Financial's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Virtu Financial.

About this role

As a Hardware Platform Engineer at Virtu, you will be involved in deploying, maintaining, and optimizing hardware platforms that support ultra low latency trading. Your day-to-day tasks will include testing and troubleshooting hardware, developing applications for monitoring custom hardware, and researching hardware providers to enhance system capabilities.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Virtu Financial as an employer.

What you need

  • Academic degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Extensive Python experience
  • Basic understanding of network protocols
  • Familiarity with modern computer systems and network architecture
  • Strong problem solving and communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience with real-time exchange market data and order entry systems

Worth weighing

  • No finance background is necessary, which may appeal to candidates from diverse fields.
  • The role involves a programming assessment, which could be a hurdle for some candidates.
  • The focus on hardware and low latency trading may require a steep learning curve for those new to the financial technology space.

Summarised from Virtu Financial's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Virtu Financial on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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