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.
QRT is seeking a Software Engineer with strong Python skills and a deep understanding of systems design and reliability principles to help evolve and scale our high-performance trading platform. You'll build tools, automation, and design systems that support the speed and reliability our business depends on.
Your future role within QRT
- Collaborate with developers, researchers, traders, and platform teams to build and improve business-critical systems
- Build automation for operations, deployment, monitoring, and incident response
- Evaluate and implement tools that balance performance, complexity, and maintainability
- Own and evolve our observability stack: metrics, logs, tracing, and alerts
- Participate in the team oncall rota, leading incident response and driving continuous improvement through postmortems and root cause analysis
Your Present Skill Set
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a strongly related field
- Strong Python programming skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and deep understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Commitment to code clarity, documentation, and reducing technical debt
- Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix systems in production environments
- Proven track record designing and delivering scalable systems in production environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana or similar)
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS)
- Knowledge of low-latency systems, trading environments, market data, or exchange protocols
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.
Skills Required
- Strong Python development skills
- Track record of designing and operating scalable systems
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
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
