Desks that never post.
I know who’s building before they announce it.
Executive search — high-frequency trading · talent side
Big Tech pays well.HFT pays youwhat you’re worth.
I move elite infrastructure engineers out of Big Tech and onto the fastest desks in the world — quietly, and at the right number. Already on a desk? You too.
- 9/10 ex–Big Tech
- Tier-1 desks only
- Always confidential
Decorative simulation of an order book pricing a senior infrastructure engineer.
The pitch
I represent a handful of engineers. I turn away most.
Most recruiters don’t know what your stack does — they match on keywords and hope. I’m studying maths and CS at UNSW, so I know what actually matters where, match you to the desks that genuinely fit, and don’t waste your time on the ones that don’t.
That’s the whole pitch.
The bridge
You're at Google, Meta, Nvidia. You think HFT isn’t for you. It is.
You don’t need a finance degree. You don’t need to be a quant. You don’t need “HFT experience.” You need to be a serious engineer — I handle the bridge.
Already in the industry? You're the <10% I still take on — you know what you bring, and I’ll find where it’s worth more.
- Networking, Linux, performance→market-data & execution systems
- Observability & metrics→latency telemetry, chasing the p99
- Reliability at scale→uptime when downtime costs millions
- C++ hot path, FPGA→low-latencyexpanding
Terms of engagement
Dark until you say go.
Your name goes to a firm only when you say so. No mass submissions, no shared pools — and your current employer never hears a thing.
What desks actually pay.
Base, sign-on, bonus — the lot. You’ll stop guessing.
I negotiate. You collect.
You get the number you should — not the one you’d have settled for.
Execution protocol
- 01New
One quiet call. No CV.
- 02Qualified
I come back only when it’s real.
- 03Dark pool
You stay invisible until you say go.
- 04Filled
I negotiate. You decide.
Track record
- 9 in 10
- Placements out of Big Tech
- 1.5×
- Median comp jump
- 20+
- Engineers placed
Some of the firms we work with
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With Josh’s help, I’ve obtained a very good offer from a reputable financial trading company which I’ve dreamed about for a while.
Senior Trading Network Engineer
Open a channel
Talk to me. Quietly.
No CV. No obligation. Completely confidential. One conversation, and you’ll know more about your market than you do right now.
Confidential by default · your employer never hears a thing