Tick Data Platform is a new team building a globally distributed market data architecture.
The systems are being developed from the ground up and we’re looking for exceptional software engineers to join us in creating scalable and performant data platforms to support quantitative research and trading.
Your future role within QRT
- Greenfield development in a small and highly collaborative team
- Building cloud-native platforms for the distribution and processing of realtime tick data
- Architecting high throughput distributed systems with significant horizontal scalability
- Working with researchers and data scientists across QRT
Your present skillset:
- 4 years of software engineering experience
- Experience with distributed realtime systems
- Systems design and architecture
- Ability to write optimised and high throughput code
- Communication and teamwork, with an interest in building a strong engineering culture
Experience in these is advantageous but not required:
- Cloud-native platforms including Kubernetes
- Realtime platforms including Kafka
- High performance python tooling (numpy, numba, c++ and rust interoperability)
- Modern data tooling (polars, arrow, flight/grpc)
- C++ or Rust
- Market data
- SRE and DevOps
- Project leadership and stakeholder management
Skills Required
- 4 years of software engineering experience
- Experience with distributed real-time systems
- Systems design and architecture
- Ability to write optimized and high throughput code
- Communication and teamwork skills
Qube Research & Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Qube Research & Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Qube Research & Technologies.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Office amenities such as free meals, social events, and wellness-focused workspaces are highlighted in multiple locations. Cycle-to-work schemes and onsite classes in Europe further enhance day-to-day quality of life.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Two paid volunteer days and corporate donation matching were introduced firmwide. Some locations also cite generous annual leave allowances with options to buy additional days.
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Healthcare Strength — Private medical coverage and life insurance are called out for the UK. Job listings reference health insurance in various regions, though specifics differ by office.
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What We Do
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 QRT’s 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. We currently have multiple open positions on our website, please get in touch! Our commitments: https://www.qube-rt.com/commitments
