AlgoTech Search

Practice

Six areas. One discipline.

We are not all things to all people. We only work in areas where we have genuine expertise and can add significant value to candidates and clients alike. That is why we are trusted: we only say we can deliver when we can.

Low-latency Linux & networks

Linux and network engineers who optimise operating systems, network stacks and high-performance infrastructure to execute trades within microseconds.

HPC & GPU infrastructure

HPC engineers who build and maintain ultra-low-latency compute and highly complex research environments, processing massive financial datasets at microsecond speed.

Market data & connectivity

Feed handlers, exchange and venue connectivity, normalisation and distribution. The people who know every protocol quirk by venue.

Corporate Windows infrastructure

Desktop and server. Windows engineers who form the rock-solid foundation where enterprise stability meets high-throughput quantitative research, keeping Active Directory, virtualised hosts and core tooling hyper-optimised so quants spend their time chasing alpha rather than fighting latency or downtime.

Production engineering & SRE

Colocation, deployment, observability and on-call for systems that cannot be down while the market is open.

Leadership mandates

Heads of Infrastructure, Heads of Platform, CTOs and technical founders for new pods and new offices. Handled personally, end to end.

Who we work with

Two sides of one relationship.

A search agency is only ever as good as the trust it keeps with both sides. We are careful with both.

For firms

Systematic and multi-strategy funds, proprietary trading firms, market makers.

Confidential builds and replacements, including roles that cannot be advertised
New office and pod build-outs across the globe
Straight advice on the market, on compensation and on who is actually available
One single point of contact, held accountable to the highest standards of delivery at all times

For engineers

We do not post roles. We call.

Nothing is shared with a firm without your explicit agreement, every time
Context before conversations: the team, the stack, the people, the reason the role exists
Honest guidance on compensation structures, deferrals and non-competes
A relationship where we are always there to give impartial help and advice before, during and after we have placed you in your new role

Founder

Paddy Leonard

Technology search is a relationship business. That has been the key to how Paddy has excelled in this industry for twenty years.

Paddy started AlgoTech Search after twenty years of building his own network and reputation, placing hundreds of engineers into investment banks, funds and trading firms across the globe.

He started the business to deliver the best people to the best firms, with integrity. AlgoTech's priority is to keep building a community of phenomenal engineers and world-leading clients who understand AlgoTech's ethos, knowing they can always rely on us for honest advice that stands the test of time. Long-term relationships and integrity will always be prioritised over short-term wins.

The people behind the platform.