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C++ Engineer - Greenfield Build - Hedge Fund

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026

Paragon are searching for a talented C Engineer to join a high-performance market making team within a leading hedge fund.


In this role, you’ll work at the core of a cutting-edge trading stack, building ultra-low-latency systems that operate in fast-paced global markets. You’ll collaborate closely with traders and quantitative researchers to design, develop, and optimize infrastructure that directly drives trading performance.


Scope:

• Develop and optimize low-latency C trading systems

• Work on high-throughput, real-time market data processing

• Collaborate with quants and traders to implement strategies

• Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability


Expectations:

• Strong C (modern standards) expertise

• Experience with low-latency or high-performance systems

• Solid understanding of multithreading, networking, and memory optimization

• Background in finance or trading systems is a plus (not essential)


Please apply for more information.

Salary : $200,000 - $300,000

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