2025 - Internship, Data Engineering

Programme duration: from 5 to 6 months, starting in 2025.   

Who qualifies: Penultimate or final year students completing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degrees. 

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors. 

Over the years, QRT has invested in a global research and execution platform which has been deployed to cover all geographies and asset classes. This platform covers a broad spectrum from high to low frequency trading systems. Our culture is centred around technology, automation, and industrialized processes. We operate in multiple languages from C++ to Python and embrace open-source software. 

We believe in nurturing talent to be successful and are looking for a new cohort of individuals to join the firm in the upcoming year. We will offer a stimulating, intellectual and high performing environment, where we look to work together. You will be mentored by industry professionals to support your professional growth, with the prospect of securing a full-time graduate position after successfully completing your internship. 

Your future role at QRT 

The specific team you join will be decided considering both your capabilities and the needs of the company throughout the recruitment process. Here are the potential roles you might fill: 

• Quantitative Data Analyst (Paris or London): you will be responsible for sourcing, designing, and onboarding new datasets based on priorities set by trading desks. You will assist desks with data usage in trading systems, proactively offer data-based solutions to enable new research projects, and manage the entire lifecycle of data sourcing projects, including acquisition, exploration, and design. You will collaborate with Data Engineers to bring new datasets to production

• Data Engineer (Zurich only): you will manage extensive datasets for QRT's research and trading platform. You will assist in designing and implementing data stores and APIs, monitor data processes and health. Your role will be instrumental in bringing new datasets to production level.  Additionally, you will provide support to Researchers and Traders, ensuring they are able to best leverage our data platform.

• Data Platform Engineer (Zurich only): you will build and maintain the data infrastructure that fuels our research platform. Your role will focus on the ingestion, processing, and serving of large-scale data, ensuring the platform operates efficiently and can handle real-time and batch processing at scale. You will also be responsible for continuously monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing the platform to maintain low latency and high availability. 

Your present skillset 

• Excellent fundamental computer science skills such as algorithmics, data structures, algorithmic complexity, parallel programming, OOP ... 

• A keen interest in software engineering, infrastructure, or data engineering within a low latency environment, using Python. 

• Interest in developing skills in real-time critical trading systems 

• Excellent communication and analytical skills – you will interact directly with Traders and Researchers 

• Appetite for becoming autonomous quickly, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

• Rigorous and structured mindset 

Additional: 

• Database knowledge such as SQL/NoSQL is a plus 

• Front-end development is a plus 

• Interest in financial markets/algorithmic trading is a plus (a must for Quantitative Data Analyst) 

Application Process:

• Submit your application online: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early.

• Technical Assessment: After applying, you'll be invited to complete a coding challenge designed to assess your technical skills.

• Shortlisting: Our engineering teams will carefully review your background and performance on the coding challenge to create a shortlist of candidates.

• Interviews: If shortlisted, you will be invited to interviews, which may take place either on-site or via Microsoft Teams. During the interviews, we will evaluate both your technical expertise and how well you align with our company values and culture.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.