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HFT: trading run by programs, often thousands of times a second. Qube Research & Technologies, OKX, Wintermute, Blocktech and Binance have the most open roles mentioning HFT right now.

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177 open roles · 6 posted in the last 7 days · 15% remote · 37 companies hiring · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Job titles in HFT roles

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Newest HFT jobs

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Who is hiring for HFT roles

Where HFT roles are

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Jobs you can get with HFT

Kind of workOpen jobs asking for HFTMedian advertised pay
Quantitative researcher41–
Trader26–
Trading systems engineer22–
C++ developer20$228K
Software engineer17$230K
Research scientist16–
Product manager12–
Senior software engineer11–

Skills asked together with HFT

Python (53%), Quantitative analysis (34%), C++ (33%), Market making (33%), Linux (21%), Derivatives (21%), SQL (20%), Trading (16%) of the 177 open postings that name HFT.

Companies hiring for HFT

Questions about HFT jobs

What is HFT?
Trading run by programs, often thousands of times a second. 177 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many HFT jobs are open right now?
There are 177 open HFT jobs at 37 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 6 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most HFT jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Qube Research & Technologies (27), OKX (18), Wintermute (18), Blocktech (14) and Binance (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote HFT jobs?
27 of the 177 open HFT jobs (15%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do HFT jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $225K, based on 27 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $200K and $230K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an HFT job?
22 of the 177 open HFT jobs (12%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 87 postings that state experience, the median asks for 4 years. 37 companies are hiring and 6 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing HFT jobs?
33 of the 177 open HFT jobs (19%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 177 such roles today at 37 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do HFT jobs ask for?
Most often HFT (100%), Python (53%), Quantitative analysis (34%), Market making (33%), C++ (33%) of the 177 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in HFT jobs?
Quantitative Developer (10), Quantitative Trader (6), Software Engineer (5), Quantitative Researcher (4), Product Manager (4): the most common titles among the 177 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are HFT jobs in demand in 2026?
177 HFT jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 37 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 6 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $225K. 27 (15%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for HFT jobs?
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