C++ Engineer - FX Trading Pod - Hedge Fund

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business; Slough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business is seeking a C++ Engineer to help build the execution stack and a robust trading infrastructure for a multi-strategy hedge fund. You will contribute to a small, focused team working on high-performance systems in a quant trading context.

The role involves co-owning the trading desk infrastructure, collaborating with PMs, Quant Researchers and ML Engineers to push the bleeding edge of quant trading.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C++ for high-performance systems.
• Experience with Python for tooling and scripting.
• Experience operating in Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Build execution stack and trading systems for a systematic strategy.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for a multi-strategy hedge fund's trading desk.
• Collaborate with PMs, Quant Researchers and ML Engineers to deploy robust infrastructure.

Tools

C++

Python

Linux

Job description

I'm working with a trading team at a multi-strategy hedge fund, looking to hire a C++ Engineer to help build the infrastructure for his systematic strategy.

The team has PMs, Quant Researchers and ML Engineers, and they're looking for this hire to build the execution stack, trading systems and systematic infrastructure.

Stack: C++, Python, Linux

This offers the chance for someone from an investment bank or trading firm to join a small specialised team, building trading systems that will directly make profit for the PM.

The role would give you the access to the bleeding edge of quant trading, and you would co‑own the infrastructure of new, yet high performing trading desk.