Systems Engineer - Junior-Mid - Systematic Hedge Fund - £150k
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 125,000 / year
Full Time
23-04-2025
Job Specifications
Paragon are working with a boutique systematic hedge fund, with a bespoke quant trading platform, which has attracted staff from Citadel, Point72 and Balyasny.
The trading/software teams are leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure which is vital to their success, and they need a Systems Engineer to join their London office as they scale this platform.
They role requires someone to come in and aid their trading divisions, working with equity trading apps and augmenting the technological infrastructure, enabling them to operate with upmost efficiency.
Stack: Linux, Python, AWS, Docker
The company is a tech firm before a hedge fund, and thus they hire the most talented engineers on merit, offering them London leading compensation and 2 days a week remote.
If this sounds like it could be of interest, please apply to find out more.
About the Company
Paragon Alpha is a specialist hedge fund recruitment and advisory firm. We support our clients to grow, transform and evolve by hiring superior talent and providing market intelligence. Paragon Alpha has a truly global reach and operates within the London, New York, Chicago, Geneva, UAE, Singapore, and Hong Kong markets. We are knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated to what we do, whether you are hiring or looking for the next steps in your career. With a dedicated, friendly, and professional team with over 35 years of ... Know more
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