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Xhovani Mali

Computer engineer with a focus on FPGA design, low-latency systems, and anything that sits close to the hardware.

I have a BS from Farmingdale State College and an MS from NYU, where I built an FPGA-based LSTM classifier for real-time market microstructure analysis as my capstone. Before that I was doing embedded systems — my first real project was an automated hydroponic system running on Arduino. That’s where the coding started.

My work tends to live at the intersection of hardware and software: FPGA development, systems-level C++, high-speed networking, and the kind of problems where the right answer requires understanding what the machine is actually doing.

I’ve interviewed across quant firms, HFT shops, defense companies, and startups. I’m interested in roles where that background matters — quant trading infrastructure, HFT systems, anything low-latency.

What I Write About

This blog is a combination of project writeups, technical deep-dives, and honest accounts of what I’m working on and learning. No tutorials for their own sake. No content-farm fluff.

Posts tend to cover:

  • FPGA and hardware projects
  • Systems programming and computer architecture
  • Interview prep for quant and HFT roles
  • Tools I’ve built that solved a real problem for me

Projects

  • still-not-hired — open-source desktop job tracker. Electron, Vue 3, SQLite. Local-only, no accounts.
  • FPGA LSTM for HFT — NYU capstone. Quantized LSTM on FPGA hardware for real-time order book classification using Brevitas and FINN.
  • HPCC++ parameter tuning — control-theory-based approach to congestion control optimization for AI datacenter networks.
  • Automated hydroponic system — Arduino-based enclosed grow system with pH sensing, moisture monitoring, and relay control.

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