Quantitative Developer - Execution

Qube Research & Technologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies is seeking a software engineer to develop tools for execution workflows across voice and electronic trading. You will build dashboards to support trading decisions and iterate rapidly with business users, delivering features in a collaborative environment.

The role requires ownership of production systems, reliability, and a willingness to evolve the technology stack in response to market needs. 5+ years of experience is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• Strong experience delivering and supporting production-quality Python/C/C++/Java/C# applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a front-office or execution-adjacent context.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools that support execution workflows across voice and electronic trading.
• Build dashboards and visualisation tools to improve transparency and decision-making for trading activity.
• Deliver features in a highly collaborative environment with fast iteration and immediate user feedback.
• Take ownership of production systems, ensuring stability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
• Evolve and extend the technology stack in response to changing execution and market requirements.

Skills

Python

C

C++

Java

C#

Tools

AWS

Job description

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.

You will join a front-office aligned development environment supporting execution activity across multiple asset classes. The role focuses on building and maintaining tools that support both voice and electronic trading, with close interaction with business users and rapid feedback cycles. The environment is delivery-focused, with a strong emphasis on ownership, reliability, and responsiveness to changing business needs.

Your future role within QRT

• Develop and maintain tools that support execution workflows across voice and electronic trading
• Build dashboards and visualisation tools to improve transparency and decision-making for trading activity
• Deliver features in a highly collaborative environment with fast iteration and immediate user feedback
• Take ownership of production systems, ensuring stability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives
• Evolve and extend the technology stack in response to changing execution and market requirements
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Strong experience delivering and supporting production-quality Python/C/C++/Java/C# applications
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a front-office or execution-adjacent context
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Exposure to additional production programming languages

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.