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HFT / Low-Latency Engineer jobs at quant firms

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How many hft / low-latency engineer roles are open right now?

23 hft / low-latency engineer adverts are open at the firms KnowQuant tracks. All of them are listed below.

Hardware Engineer

Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-CD4A87

Low-latency engineeringHigh-frequency tradingPhD

A$210k – A$285k

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Benchmark-backed range

First seen 11 days ago

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Senior Software Engineer, Low Latency

Singapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8E9B63

Low-latency engineeringSeniorHigh-frequency trading

S$255k – S$350k

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First seen 29 days ago

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Senior FPGA Engineer

London, United KingdomAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-DE74A1

Low-latency engineeringSeniorOptions and volatilityMasters

£160k – £220k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Graduate Hardware Engineer

Amsterdam, NetherlandsAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-F3EF77

Low-latency engineeringGraduate

€115k – €150k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Graduate Low Latency C++ Software Developer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-853DCF

Low-latency engineeringGraduateMarket making

HK$995k – HK$1.3m

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First seen 2 months ago

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Graduate Low Latency C++ Software Developer (Shanghai)

Shanghai, ChinaA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-373210

Low-latency engineeringGraduateMarket making

¥585k – ¥780k

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First seen 1 month ago

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2027 Internship - FPGA Engineer

Dublin, IrelandA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-A068C8

Low-latency engineeringInternshipHigh-frequency trading

€100k – €130k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Hardware Engineer (FPGA/ASIC)

London, United KingdomAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-43724B

Low-latency engineering

£130k – £180k

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First seen 2 months ago

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2027 Internship- Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Austin, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-3CA278

Low-latency engineeringInternshipHigh-frequency tradingMasters

$130k – $175k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Hardware Engineer (FPGA/ASIC)

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-F73F2F

Low-latency engineering

$190k – $260k

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First seen 2 months ago

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FPGA Intern

London, United KingdomAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-763377

Low-latency engineeringInternshipOptions and volatilityPhD

£105k – £135k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Low Latency

Remote · Remote eligibleA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-449E3D

Low-latency engineeringSeniorOptions and volatility

$200k – $350k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Graduate Hardware Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-FBC5D7

Low-latency engineeringGraduate

$160k – $215k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Hardware Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-005F47

Low-latency engineering

$205k – $280k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Low Latency C++ Engineer (UAE)

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-A941CF

Low-latency engineeringHigh-frequency trading

AED 615k – AED 840k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Senior FPGA Engineer (DV Equities)

Remote · Remote eligibleA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-9FD4B6

Low-latency engineeringSeniorHigh-frequency trading

$160k – $225k

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First seen 2 months ago

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FPGA Engineer (Algo)

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-393931

Low-latency engineeringMasters

$150k – $250k

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First seen 23 days ago

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Low Latency C++ Developer

Shanghai, ChinaA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-809DE0

Low-latency engineering

¥740k – ¥1.0m

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First seen 2 months ago

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Low Latency C++ Developer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-F3D29A

Low-latency engineering

HK$1.3m – HK$1.7m

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First seen 2 months ago

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Senior FPGA Engineer

Tel Aviv, IsraelAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-C68BAA

Low-latency engineeringSeniorMasters

₪640k – ₪890k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Low Latency C++ Engineer

New York, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-5F9016

Low-latency engineeringHigh-frequency trading

$190k – $260k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Low-Latency Engineer

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-C7008A

Low-latency engineering

$190k – $260k

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First seen 2 months ago

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Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Dublin, IrelandA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-22DB8A

Low-latency engineeringMarket makingBachelors

€125k – €170k

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First seen 2 months ago

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What does a hft / low-latency engineer do at a quant firm?

This is the most specialised engineering discipline in trading, and the smallest talent pool. The work spans cache-aware C++, kernel bypass networking, hardware timestamping and increasingly FPGA implementation of the hot path.

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What does a hft / low-latency engineer earn?

KnowQuant's model puts total compensation for a hft / low-latency engineer in New York at roughly $200k to $1.4m, from entry level to senior. These are modelled bands, not published offers; the salary page shows the basis and how each city compares.

What do hft / low-latency engineer interviews test?

Loops for this function usually probe c++, fpga / verilog, kernel bypass and network engineering. The firm guides below describe each loop stage by stage, and the practice bank has worked problems with full reasoning.

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What does a hft / low-latency engineer earn?

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HFT / Low-Latency Engineer jobs: common questions

How many hft / low-latency engineer jobs are open at quant firms?

23 hft / low-latency engineer adverts are open at the firms KnowQuant tracks, checked against the employers' own boards. The count describes open adverts, not hiring plans.

How much does a hft / low-latency engineer make at a quant firm?

KnowQuant models New York total compensation at roughly $200k to $1.4m across seniority levels. This is a modelled estimate; adverts that publish pay show it separately.

What skills do low-latency engineers need?

The recurring requirements are c++, fpga / verilog, kernel bypass, network engineering, linux internals and hardware profiling.

What background do quant firms hire low-latency engineers from?

Common routes in include embedded and systems engineering, computer engineering / hardware, games and real-time systems and telecoms and networking. Firms also hire strong candidates from adjacent fields.

How do I prepare for a hft / low-latency engineer interview?

Read the loop for the firm you are targeting (KnowQuant covers Hudson River Trading, Jump Trading and Optiver among others), then practise timed problems in the practice bank until the reasoning is fluent.

Counts describe adverts open on the employers' own boards at the last verification, not hiring plans or headcount. Adverts that disappear from a board drop out of this page.

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