Quantitative Developer - Trading Systems

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. You will work on the development, maintenance and evolution of trading systems that support production activity across multiple asset classes. The role combines responsibility for an established platform with the development of a new system that will progressively replace it. You will work closely with traders, developers and other stakeholders to preserve production stability while improving architecture and delivering new functionality. Your future role within QRT Develop, maintain and enhance applications supporting trading workflowsInvestigate production issues and deliver fixes and improvements while maintaining system stabilityContribute to the architecture and development of a new trading platformUnderstand existing workflows and business logic and ensure critical functionality is carried forward into new systemsCollaborate with traders, developers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical solutionsImprove system performance, reliability and maintainability across both existing and new applications Your Present Skillset 6+ years of professional software development experience, preferably working with complex production systemsStrong C# and .NET development experienceStrong software engineering fundamentals and object oriented design experienceGood understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous programming and thread safetyExperience developing high performance or real time applicationsKnowledge of TCP/IP, messaging, APIs and distributed systemsStrong SQL and relational database knowledgeStrong debugging, troubleshooting and performance analysis skillsExperience with unit testing, integration testing and modern development practicesExperience developing or supporting trading systems is beneficialKnowledge of trade and order execution across asset classes such as FX, Equities, ETFs or Options is advantageousFamiliarity with market data, order management, execution workflows, FIX or similar trading protocols is beneficialStrong ownership and a pragmatic approach to working with both established and new systemsAbility to understand complex systems and business logic before implementing changesStrong problem solving, communication and collaboration skillsWillingness to share knowledge and develop a broader understanding of trading systems and workflows 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.