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High-Performance Systems Consulting

Direct access to the engineers behind our 20x faster indicators, specialists in CUDA acceleration, SIMD tuning, and microsecond-sensitive trading architectures.

Rust
Memory-Safe Systems
CUDA
GPU Acceleration
SIMD
Vectorized Performance
OSS
Open Source First

Specialized Consulting Services

From CUDA kernel optimization to microsecond-latency trading systems. Engagements start at 2 weeks.

GPU Acceleration & CUDA Optimization

Custom CUDA kernels and parallel pipelines for option pricing, Monte Carlo, and portfolio sims.

9.3× faster Monte Carlo Greeks vs CPU baseline

Low-Latency Trading Infrastructure

Designing tick to trade paths with kernel bypass, tuned NICs and lock free queues.

12-18µs tick to trade on hardware matched deployments

Real Time Risk Analytics Platform

Event driven risk with distributed P&L aggregation, VaR and stress engines.

Sub 5 ms end to end VaR refresh at 10K instruments

Scalable System Architecture

Event-sourced backbones, message-queue tuning, and cloud/on-prem hybrid stacks.

Scaled ingestion to 3M msgs/sec with bounded latency

Performance Optimization & Tuning

Hot-path profiling, cache-aware layouts, SIMD and GPU offload where it pays.

40% CPU budget reduction via cacheline aligned data paths

Quantitative ML & AI Solutions

Signal research, feature stores, inference optimization, and rollout pipelines.

Inference throughput +6.5× with fused kernels and batch scheduling

Why Choose VectorAlpha

Open source developers with expertise in GPU acceleration, low-latency systems, and performance optimization for quantitative finance

Direct from the Source

Work directly with the developers who created and maintain VectorAlpha's libraries.

No Vendor Lock-in

Open source code. You get full ownership and can modify or maintain independently.

Modern Tech Stack

Built with Rust for safety and performance, CUDA for GPU acceleration, and WebAssembly for portability.

Knowledge Transfer

Documentation, code reviews, and hands-on training included with every engagement.

Performance Obsessed

Profiling-driven optimization. P99 latencies measured in microseconds, not milliseconds.

Transparent Pricing

Fixed-price options available. Clear deliverables and timelines upfront.

Open Source Impact & Technical Excellence

Our consulting expertise is built on a foundation of open source contributions to the quantitative finance community

300+
Technical Indicators
High-performance implementations
2-4x
Performance
Faster than traditional libraries
100%
Open Source
Transparent and auditable code
Rust
Memory Safe
Zero-cost abstractions

Proven Technical Capabilities

GPU-Accelerated Computing

CUDA implementations for Monte Carlo simulations, options pricing, and risk calculations

Low Latency Systems

Low microsecond execution with lock free data structures and kernel bypass networking (hardware dependent)

Quantitative Libraries

Production-ready implementations of technical indicators, backtesting engines, and market analysis tools

Explore our open source projects to see our engineering standards in action

View Our Open Source Work

Technical Excellence & Domain Expertise

We bring deep technical expertise in high-performance computing and modern software engineering to solve complex quantitative finance challenges

Programming Languages

RustC++CUDA C++PythonJavaGo

Native performance with modern safety guarantees

Financial Protocols

FIXFASTITCHOUCHBinary protocols

Deep expertise in low-latency market data and order protocols

Technologies

FPGAInfiniBandRDMAKernel bypassDPDK

Hardware acceleration and low-latency networking

Frameworks

CUDAOpenCLMPIApache SparkKafka

Distributed computing and stream processing at scale

Our Methodology

Quantitative Research

Rigorous mathematical modeling and statistical analysis

Performance Engineering

Systematic optimization from hardware to application layer

Risk Management

Comprehensive frameworks for market and operational risk

Open Development

Transparent progress with continuous integration

Built with Modern Excellence

Zero
Memory Safety Bugs
μs
Latency Focus
100%
Open Source
24/7
Community Support

Our Engagement Process

Our streamlined approach focuses on rapid value delivery through collaborative development and transparent communication

01

Discovery & Analysis

Performance profiling, bottleneck analysis, and architectural review. Typically 1-2 weeks.

System architecture review
Performance profiling
Requirements gathering
Risk assessment
02

Solution Design

Technical architecture, proof of concept, and performance benchmarks. Deliverable: implementation roadmap.

Technical architecture
Proof of concept development
Performance modeling
Integration planning
03

Collaborative Implementation

Code implementation with your team. Daily standups, code reviews, and pair programming.

Agile development sprints
Code reviews and pair programming
Performance optimization
Testing and validation
04

Optimization & Handoff

Documentation, performance validation, and 30-day post-launch support included.

Performance monitoring
Continuous optimization
Knowledge transfer
Ongoing advisory support

Flexible Engagement Models

Pilot Projects

Start with small, focused engagements to prove value and build trust

Team Augmentation

Embed our experts within your team for knowledge transfer

Retained Advisory

Ongoing strategic guidance and technical oversight

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VectorAlpha provides technology consulting and software development services. We are not a registered investment advisor and do not provide investment advice.