Market Access Platform Engineer

Qube Research & Technologies; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global quantitative investment firm is seeking a candidate to manage and improve its market data systems. You will work closely with exchanges and internal teams, coordinating projects and resolving issues within trading operations. The ideal applicant has familiarity with financial markets, strong multitasking abilities, and basic development skills. This role offers a collaborative environment focused on innovation and operational excellence.

Benefits

Work-life balance initiatives

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• Familiarity with financial markets and exchange data feeds.
• Basic development & scripting skills (e.g., Python or Bash).
• Organized, with strong multitasking and communication skills.
• Attention to detail in documentation and task tracking.
• Proactive and able to drive initiatives to completion.
• Some exposure to simple C++ changes/deployment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve global market data systems.
• Monitor and maintain market data pipelines.
• Act as a liaison across technical and trading teams.
• Own release management, including PCRs and documentation.
• Coordinate projects ranging from desk requests to upgrades.

Skills

Financial markets knowledge

Basic development & scripting skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Experience with data

Simple C++ changes

Job description

QRT is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating across all liquid asset classes. We are a data- and technology-driven organization applying scientific methods to investing. Our collaborative culture and focus on innovation enable us to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality returns for our investors.

The Market Access team builds and supports the systems that interface with markets, brokers, and data providers. These systems ensure QRT's trading strategies can access real-time market data and execute reliably. The team is critical to supporting the firm's growth and maintaining its technological edge.

Your future role at QRT:

You will help manage and improve QRT's global market data systems by working closely with exchanges, vendors, traders, and internal engineering teams. Your role spans project management, operations, and technical coordination.

Core responsibilities

Basic Development Operations

• Simple development tasks involving small config changes / scripting / basic C++ changes etc
• Monitor and maintain market data pipelines (e.g., PCAP, PIDUMP, Reference Data).
• Investigate and resolve ad-hoc issues, replays, and backfills. Provide L3 support
• Support infrastructure tasks like estate ownership, on-demand setup of SIM/UAT & capacity planning
• Enhance our test suite and post deployment checks

Project Coordination & Execution

• Coordinate projects ranging from desk-driven requests and exchange-driven upgrades.
• Coordinate with developers, infrastructure, and vendors; track dependencies and deliver updates.
• Align internal teams to upcoming exchange or vendor changes.

Operational Stewardship

• Act as a liaison across technical and trading teams, ensuring efficient communication and issue resolution.
• Own release management, including PCRs, QC, documentation, and triage follow-ups.
• Maintain accurate documentation on data coverage, configurations, and workflows.
• Improve internal tooling and automation to streamline operations.

Some specializations:

• Data/Cloud Engineering: Automate pipeline QC, support ingestion infrastructure.
• Reliability/DevOps: Develop tooling and improve observability.
• Performance Engineering: Tune systems for latency-sensitive trading.

Your Present Skill Set:

• Familiarity with financial markets and exchange data feeds.
• Basic development & scripting skills (e.g., Python or Bash)
• Organized, with strong multitasking and communication skills.
• Attention to detail in documentation and task tracking.
• Proactive and able to drive initiatives to completion.
• Experience dealing with data is a plus
• Some exposure to simple C++ changes/deployment will be a huge plus

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.