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AI and Automation drive hedge fund tech hiring boom

By Matea Gucec

Hedge funds are expanding their technology teams to capitalize on advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Firms like Point72 are offering competitive salaries, with AI engineer positions commanding up to $400,000, reflecting the high demand for tech talent in the industry. Below is a breakdown of current openings across leading hedge fund strategies. Opportunities range from building ultra-low-latency infrastructure and scaling quant research platforms to driving innovation in digital assets and crypto trading.

Infrastructure & DevOps

AWS Infrastructure Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Golang Engineer – Platform/DevOps

Windows Server Analyst

Production Engineer – Equity Desk

SRE (Equities) – Systematic Trading

Software & Application Engineering

Software Engineer – Quant Platform

Software Engineer – Strategic Risk/PnL

Software Engineer – Macro

UI Engineer – Systematic Trading

Kotlin/Java Engineer – PnL Platform

Java/Kotlin Engineer – Quant Trading

Java/C# Engineer – Hedge Fund

C# Desk Developer – Options Prop Trading

Core Quantitative Development

C++ Engineer – Systematic Infra

C++ Engineer – Trading Team

C++ Engineer – Market Making

C++ Engineer – HFT

Python Engineer

Quant Developer – Execution – Mid Frequency

Quant Developer – Systematic Equity Desk

Quant Developer – Macro

Quant Developer – Systematic Equities

Quant Developer – HFT

Data Engineering & Research Support

Data Analyst/Engineer – Systematic Trading

Data Engineer – Research Platform

Data Engineer – Systematic Trading

Software/Data Engineer – Quant Hedge Fund

Quant Data Engineer – HFT

Quant Research Engineer – Digital Assets

Research Engineer – Crypto Prop Trading

Research Engineer – Systematic Crypto Trading

Strategy-Aligned Quantitative Development

Quantitative Developer – Multi-Strategy Fund

Quantitative Developer – Index Rebalance

Quantitative Developer – Commodities Trading

Quantitative Developer – Systematic Trading

Quantitative Developer – ++ Leading Quant Hedge Fund

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