Low-Latency C++ Engineer for Trading Systems

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business

Greater London

On-site

GBP 135,000 - 195,000

Full time

6 hours ago
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Job summary

Paragon Alpha have partnered with the CTO of a tier-one prop, market making firm to hire across Chicago and New York. The role targets engineers working in embedded, firmware, or hardware/software integration within high-performance, low-latency trading environments.

Previous high-frequency trading experience isn’t essential, as the focus is on core C++ capabilities and the ability to optimize performance-critical pipelines.

Qualifications

  • C++ proficiency for low-latency/hft environments
  • Experience with embedded/firmware development and hardware integration
  • Knowledge of networking or low-latency system design beneficial

Skills

C++
Embedded systems
Firmware
Hardware/software integration

Job description

Paragon Alpha have partnered with the CTO of a tier-one prop, market making firm to hire across Chicago and New York. The role targets engineers working in embedded, firmware, or hardware/software integration within high-performance, low-latency trading environments.

Previous high-frequency trading experience isn’t essential, as the focus is on core C++ capabilities and the ability to optimize performance-critical pipelines.

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