Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Chicago, United States

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"I’m assembling a high-performance trade team and need an expert who can both architect and drive the full build-out of an ultra-low-latency <10MS,
high-frequency trading (HFT) platform that will operate across stocks, options, cryptocurrencies, and any other instruments we decide to add.

Core focus
• Design and implement an end-to-end trading engine tuned for micro-second response times, including market-data ingestion, order-management, and risk layers.
• Own latency from wire to exchange: profiling, networking tweaks, kernel tuning, and hardware-aware optimisations.
• Establish a robust testing framework with synthetic load, replay, and real-time analytics so latency regressions surface instantly.

Leadership expectations
• Translate business goals into a clear technical roadmap and milestone-based delivery plan.
• Coordinate directly with quant researchers and operations to balance speed, stability, and regulatory requirements.

Deliverables
1. Architectural blueprint, down to network topology and hardware recommendations.
2. Production-ready trading engine with documented APIs for strategy plug-ins.
3. Automated deployment scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and performance dashboards.
4. Knowledge-transfer pack covering design decisions, tuning guides, and future-scale considerations.

You’ll have the autonomy to select the right mix of tools and techniques, as long as the final system meets the aggressive latency targets and is ready for live trading. If you thrive on squeezing nanoseconds and a shared performance goal, I’d like to hear how you would approach this mission." (client-provided description)