Electronic trading engineers are experts in low latency systems, which can make them very valuable outside of finance. After just shy of two decades at one of London’s largest trading firms, a senior engineer has opted to work in motorsports instead.

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Chris Ramshaw is joining PACETEQ GmbH as its head of software. According to his LinkedIn, he spent 17 years at G-Research, predominantly as a software development manager after joining from Citi. Later in his tenure, he also worked in operations analysis and became the principal customer representative for its trading platform. 

Paceteq was co-founded by F1 quant pioneer Neil Martin, formerly head strategist for Ferrari. It focuses on providing real-time data insights for motorsports using AI, with plans to expand into more sports, including cycling and football.

Ramshaw is a bit of an outlier in that other senior hires tend to already be in the world of motorsports. In October, for example, it hired Albert Lau as a VP of product; he was most recently chief engineer for NEOM McLaren’s Formula E racing team.

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