Senior Software Engineer - Market Access

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 are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our Market Access team to design and develop cutting-edge, high-performance systems that power our trading capabilities. 

As a senior engineer, you will: 

• Architect and Develop: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ applications for trading systems, ensuring scalability, robustness, and low-latency performance. 
• Collaborate: Work closely with FPGA engineers, DevOps professionals, and other software engineers to deliver integrated solutions that meet the needs of our trading environment. 
• Code Excellence: Participate in code reviews, debugging, and rigorous optimization to ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code. 
• Drive Architecture: Lead and contribute to architectural discussions, ensuring the evolution of our software systems aligns with business and technological goals. 
• Optimize Systems: Partner with system administrators and network engineers to fine-tune deployment environments for maximum efficiency and performance. 
• Mentor and Innovate: Mentor team members in best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of our software development processes. 

• Expertise in C++ Development: Proven experience in modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20) and multithreaded, high-performance applications on Linux. 
• System Architecture: Demonstrated experience in system-level architecture design for trading or other performance-critical environments. 
• Optimization Techniques: Extensive experience with low-latency optimizations, profiling, and performance tuning. 
• Leadership: Previous experience as a people manager or technical lead, demonstrate examples of leading engineers on different projects
• Communication and Collaboration Skills: Strong ability to drive collaboration and work with cross-disciplinary teams, including FPGA engineers and network specialists. 
• Debugging and Tooling: Familiarity with advanced debugging tools and performance analysis techniques. 
• Financial Knowledge: Understanding of financial products and trading systems is preferred. 

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.