# Founding Principal Hardware Engineer at PAX Markets

- Company: PAX Markets (YC W25)
- What the company does: More 𝛼, less latency: exchange and HFT on one chip. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://pax.markets/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Redwood City, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-07-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pax-markets/jobs/qv4p3Al-founding-principal-hardware-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pax-markets-founding-principal-hardware-engineer/

## About the role

As founding principal hardware engineer, you will lead the design and in-production implementation of an exchange and co-located trading facility on a single silicon device. You will lead development of PAX core technology and set future design directions.

## What they're looking for

- SystemVerilog
- FPGA or ASIC design experience
- Rust and/or C++
- Protobuf
- Curiosity and ability to learn
- Passion for trading and markets

Tags: Engineering