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C++ Engineer - HFT - Hardware Team

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/19/2027

Paragon Alpha have recently partnered directly with the CTO of a tier-one prop, market making firm on a strategic C hiring mandate across Chicago and New York.


They’re an established global market maker building their entire trading stack in-house, with a strong focus on low-level C , hardware optimisation, network protocols and ultra-low-latency systems.


The CTO is particularly interested in engineers from embedded, firmware, hardware/software integration or other performance-critical environments. Previous HFT experience isn't essential.


We have an open budget for these hires, so please do apply to find out more.

Salary : $150,000 - $250,000

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