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Hedge funds double down on tech: Exclusive hiring opportunities

By Matea Gucec

The world's leading hedge funds are in the midst of a hiring spree, actively seeking top talent in technology, quantitative research, and trading. As firms double down on data-driven strategies, the rise of systematic investing has led to increased demand for experts in AI, high-performance computing, and cutting-edge research.

At Paragon Alpha, we specialize in connecting elite talent with the most prestigious hedge funds worldwide. Below is a snapshot of some of the most sought-after positions currently available.

Roles in high demand:

Quantitative Developers & Engineers

  • Quantitative Developer - Multi-Strategy Fund (London)
  • Quant Developer - Systematic Equities (New York)
  • Quantitative Developer - Index Rebalance Pod (New York)
  • Quant Dev - Macro (New York)
  • Quantitative Developer - Systematic Trading Pod (New York, California)
  • Quant Engineer - Systematic Equity (New York)
  • Quant Engineer - Equity Desk (New York)

Software & Data Engineering

  • Software Engineer - Systematic Trading (New York)
  • Software Engineer - Quant Platform - Systematic Hedge Fund (London)
  • Software Engineer - Macro (London)
  • Data Software Engineer (New York)
  • Data Engineer - Systematic Hedge Fund (London)
  • Data Engineer - Systematic Hedge Fund - Research Platform (London)
  • Data Analyst/Engineer - Systematic Trading (London)
  • Data Analyst - Systematic Hedge Fund (London)

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Systems Engineer – Quant Hedge Fund (London)
  • Production Engineer (Equities) - Systematic Hedge Fund (London)
  • SRE (Equities) - Systematic Trading (New York)
  • DevOps Engineer – Proprietary HFT Firm (Cambridge)
  • DevOps Engineer - High Frequency Trading (London)
  • Production Engineer - Equity Desk (London)

Specialist Technology Roles

  • C++ Engineer - Quant Hedge Fund - Systematic Infra (London)
  • C++ Engineer - Trading Team - Systematic Fund (London)
  • C++ Engineer - Market Making (London)
  • Java/C# Engineer - Hedge Fund (New York)
  • Python Engineer (London)
  • UI Engineer - Systematic Trading (New York)
  • Research Engineer - Systematic Crypto Trading Firm (London)

 

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