C++ Quantitative Developer - ETF Market Making at Qube Research & Technologies (London, United Kingdom)
Qube Research & Technologies· London, United Kingdom·
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.
We're looking for a C++ Quantitative Developer to join our global ETF Market Making team. Working closely with quantitative researchers and traders, you'll help build and enhance the technology that powers our market making strategies. This is an opportunity to develop high-performance trading systems while gaining exposure to pricing models, execution algorithms and electronic trading in one of the most competitive areas of the market. The team trades a diverse range of instruments across markets in APAC, EMEA and the US.
Your future role within QRT:
- Designing and developing high-performance C++ applications supporting ETF market making and electronic trading
- Building and enhancing pricing, quoting, and execution components across the trading stack
- Working closely with quantitative researchers to implement and optimise trading models and algorithms
- Developing market data infrastructure and improving the performance and reliability of trading systems
- Analysing system behaviour and identifying opportunities to improve latency, throughput, and resilience
- Collaborating with traders to deliver technology that supports live trading and rapidly evolving market requirements
Your present skillset:
- 3+ years' experience developing high-performance applications in modern C++
- Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and multithreaded programming
- Experience developing software on Linux platforms
- Solid understanding of low-latency systems and performance optimisation techniques
- Interest in quantitative finance, electronic trading, or market making
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with researchers, traders, and engineers
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.
Why work at Qube Research & Technologies
- Compensation & Career Growth: Highly competitive pay. Interns can earn around $12k per month. Over 40% of staff are in a deferred compensation plan with exposure to fund performance. Glassdoor rating of 4.1/5.0, with compensation (4.0) and career opportunities (4.1) as top highlights.
- Culture & Demographics: Young, high-performance culture (74% of staff aged 40 or under, 38% aged 30 or under). 90% of staff reported good team morale in an internal survey. Described as a "fertile ground for experimental research."
- Work Environment: Hybrid/office-based depending on role and location. Offices in London (HQ), Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Dubai, Mumbai, Geneva, and more. New London office in Victoria.
- Notable Perks: Deferred compensation plan with fund performance exposure. Interns can earn around $12k per month. Strong focus on work-life balance initiatives.
- Engineering Culture: Heavy emphasis on technology (Python, C++, C#, Snowflake, FPGA, low-latency systems, MLflow, Kubernetes). 22% of staff are in Research roles, 6% in Technical roles. Strong support for coding initiatives and academic projects in maths and science.