Senior Python Quant Developer for Cloud-Powered Finance

Qube Research & Technologies; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer to design, build and deploy cloud-based Python applications supporting research and trading. You will create backtesting tools, pricing libraries and risk analytics, while developing scalable data pipelines for market and alternative datasets.

You will work with Researchers, Traders and Data Engineers to deliver production quality analytical systems and dashboards, leveraging AI assisted development tools and

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in quantitative development or software engineering within financial markets.
• Strong experience supporting Researchers, Portfolio Managers or Traders in a front office environment.
• Advanced Python programming skills with NumPy and pandas.
• Strong quantitative, statistical and financial knowledge.
• Experience building production quality analytical systems that process large data volumes.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Experience with AWS or another cloud platform and infrastructure as code practices.
• Strong software engineering practices including Git, automated testing, packaging, CI and production monitoring.
• Practical experience using AI assisted software development tools.
• Experience with FastAPI, Plotly, Dash or Streamlit is beneficial.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, workflow orchestration or distributed computing is advantageous.
• Experience with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS or AWS CDK is beneficial.
• Previous experience in commodities markets, weather data, trade flows or supply and demand modelling is advantageous.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and support cloud based Python applications for research and trading.
• Build quantitative tools including backtesting frameworks, optimisation engines, pricing libraries, risk analytics and research platforms.
• Develop scalable data pipelines for market, fundamental and alternative datasets.
• Build interactive applications and dashboards to support market analysis, risk management, and P&L analysis.
• Apply AI assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, testing, documentation and debugging.
• Collaborate with Researchers, Traders, Data Engineers, Cloud Engineers and Production Support teams to deliver solutions.
• Take ownership of projects from requirements gathering and design through deployment, monitoring and support.

Skills

Python

NumPy

Pandas

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

FastAPI/Plotly/Dash/Streamlit

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL databases

ETL/ELT pipelines

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer to design, build and deploy cloud-based Python applications supporting research and trading. You will create backtesting tools, pricing libraries and risk analytics, while developing scalable data pipelines for market and alternative datasets.

You will work with Researchers, Traders and Data Engineers to deliver production quality analytical systems and dashboards, leveraging AI assisted development tools and