C++ Data Platform Engineer — Distributed Systems

Worldquant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce predictive signals through our research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies.

Our teams collaborate to drive alphas and the foundation of a global investment platform. Technologists at WorldQuant design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms, working with researchers and portfolio managers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and systems thinking.
• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11 or higher) and STL.
• Solid working knowledge of UNIX/Linux development environments.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development.
• Clear, proactive communicator in a globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain core components across distributed storage, compute, and service platforms (storage engines, query/compute, RPC/network layers, coordination).
• Partner with research and engineering teams to translate data-access, compute, and performance requirements into design/implementation work.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, including correctness bugs and performance regressions.
• Participate in code review, system design, feature development, and productionization.

Skills

C++11+

UNIX/Linux

Algorithms

Data structures

Code review

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

STL

AI-assisted coding tools

Job description

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce predictive signals through our research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies.

Our teams collaborate to drive alphas and the foundation of a global investment platform. Technologists at WorldQuant design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms, working with researchers and portfolio managers.