Quantitative Developer - Trading Systems, C#

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 workflows

Investigate production issues and deliver fixes and improvements while maintaining system stability

Contribute to the architecture and development of a new trading platform

Understand existing workflows and business logic and ensure critical functionality is carried forward into new systems

Collaborate with traders, developers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions

Improve 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 systems

Strong C# and .NET development experience

Strong software engineering fundamentals and object oriented design experience

Good understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous programming and thread safety

Experience developing high performance or real time applications

Knowledge of TCP/IP, messaging, APIs and distributed systems

Strong SQL and relational database knowledge

Strong debugging, troubleshooting and performance analysis skills

Experience with unit testing, integration testing and modern development practices

Experience developing or supporting trading systems is beneficial

Knowledge of trade and order execution across asset classes such as FX, Equities, ETFs or Options is advantageous

Familiarity with market data, order management, execution workflows, FIX or similar trading protocols is beneficial

Strong ownership and a pragmatic approach to working with both established and new systems

Ability to understand complex systems and business logic before implementing changes

Strong problem solving, communication and collaboration skills

Willingness 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.