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# Data Support Specialist at Qube Research & Technologies

- **Company:** Qube Research & Technologies
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-03-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/quberesearchandtechnologies/jobs/8474434002

## 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.

## Your future role within QRT

This team is integral to the firm’s success. We are seeking a technically skilled Data Support Engineer to support quantitative researchers and traders in navigating and using extensive datasets. You will support all data users, contribute to documentation, and ensure data quality.

- Provide first-line support to researchers and traders for data access ad usage.
- Collaborate with data engineers to resolve data issues.
- Onboard new hires and train them on using data tools and processes efficiently.
- Manage JIRA workflows, track support requests, and ensure timely resolution of data issues.
- Contribute to data documentation.
- Contribute to extending data coverage (live collection and backfills)

## Your present skillset

- A bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience in data support, IT helpdesk, or technical support, ideally within finance.
- Strong command of Python and data libraries.
- Proficiency with data systems, pipelines, and APIs.
- Experience with JIRA or similar project management tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and attention to detail.

Base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000 per year.

QRT Total Compensation includes discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.

## About Qube Research & Technologies

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager that deploys data, research, and technology to execute multi-strategy trading across all asset classes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2018 (spun off from a systematic trading team at Credit Suisse, with roots tracing to 2016)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (spun out of Credit Suisse's systematic trading team)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Quantitative Hedge Fund / Systematic Investment Management
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and other large allocators)
- **Mission/purpose**: To combine data, research, technology, and trading expertise to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality returns for investors.

## Products & Services
- **Multi-Strategy Investment Management**: QRT deploys a diverse range of investment strategies across geographies, asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, crypto), and time frames (high-frequency to long-term). They operate as a systematic, data-driven hedge fund.
- **Quantitative Research & Technology Platform**: The firm's core offering is its proprietary technology and research platform, which enables quantitative researchers, data scientists, and software engineers to develop and execute trading models at scale.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding: Not applicable (privately held, profitable firm). **Assets Under Management (AUM)**: Added $4bn in AUM between the start of 2024 and May 2024, returning 22% from January to April 2024 according to reports.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments). Spun off from Credit Suisse's systematic trading team.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew **+56.4% YoY** to 1,787 employees. Expanded to 16 offices across 24 countries (including new offices in Dubai, Chicago, and New York). Over 100 active job openings. AUM grew significantly in 2024.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data & Technology Moat**: Combines proprietary research, massive datasets, and advanced technology (including machine learning, low-latency C++/FPGA systems, and cloud infrastructure) to generate alpha across all asset classes and timeframes.
- **Multi-Strategy, Multi-Asset Diversification**: Operates across geographies, asset classes, and time horizons, reducing single-strategy risk and allowing capital to flow to the best opportunities.
- **Talent Density & Culture**: Rapidly hires top talent from competitors (Goldman Sachs, Citadel, Millennium, Credit Suisse) and top universities. A young, high-performance culture with 74% of staff aged 40 or under.
- **Compensation Model**: Over 40% of staff are part of a deferred compensation plan with exposure to fund performance, aligning employee incentives directly with investor returns.

## Strategic Focus
- **Aggressive Global Expansion**: Rapidly scaling headcount (+56% YoY) and opening new offices in key financial hubs (Dubai, Chicago, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong).
- **Technology & Infrastructure Investment**: Heavy investment in low-latency trading systems, FPGA engineering, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms (Snowflake, Python, C++, C#).
- **Talent Acquisition**: Prioritizing hiring top quantitative researchers, software engineers, data scientists, and traders from competitors and top universities. Over 100 open roles globally.
- **Crypto & New Asset Classes**: Actively building a crypto trading team and expanding into new asset classes and geographies.

## Why Work Here
- **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.

## Sources
1. [qube-rt.com](https://www.qube-rt.com/)
2. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/qube-rt)
3. [efinancialcareers-canada.com](https://www.efinancialcareers-canada.com/news/qube-research-and-technologies-hiring-and-culture)
4. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/quberesearchandtechnologies?page=2)
5. [Careers Page](https://www.qube-rt.com/careers)

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