Software Engineer – Site Reliability Engineering

Qube Research & Technologies; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies seeks a Software Engineer to join a small, experienced team building a bare-metal trading platform. You will own system design, deployment, configuration and daily operation of physical infrastructure, trading app environment and observability stack.

The role involves interfacing with traders, researchers and developers, solving complex issues in production with pragmatic, enduring fixes, and contributing to a cohesive, high-availability platform in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant field (CS/CE/EE).
• Strong problem-solving and fundamentals in computer science.
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems and production-grade software.

Responsibilities

• Own system design, deployment, configuration and daily operation of physical infrastructure.
• Manage the trading application environment and observability stack.
• Interface with traders, researchers, developers and external service providers.
• Solve complex issues in production with pragmatic, lasting fixes.
• Contribute to a cohesive, high-availability platform in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate to ensure reliability, performance and timing precision.

Skills

Linux systems

Scalable systems design

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in CS/CE/EE

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 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.

QRT is seeking a Software Engineer with a deep understanding of systems design and reliability principles. You will join a small, experienced team in the greenfield implementation of a bare-metal trading platform.

Your future role within QRT:

• While participating in the team on-call rota, you will have broad and deep responsibility for the system design, deployment, configuration and daily operation of:
• The physical infrastructure, consisting of servers, switches, storage and other specialized hardware platforms
• the trading application environment, built from the artifacts continuously deployed by developers and researchers
• The observability stack for the entire platform
• The intent-driven system through which all elements are managed as a single coherent system
• You will be responsible for interfacing with traders, researchers, application developers and other internal teams, as well as external service providers
• You will be comfortable solving complex issues in a critical production environment, applying pragmatic fixes in the moment, which then become engineered solutions

Your Present Skillset:

• Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Strong problem-solving skills and deep understanding of computer-science fundamentals
• Hands-on experience at with Linux systems
• Proven track record designing and delivering scalable systems in production environments

Nice to have:

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Deep understanding of servers, switches and operating systems
• Expertise in the synchronization and propagation of ultra-precise timing signals
• Knowledge of low-latency systems, trading environments, market data, or exchange protocols

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.