Software Engineer - Researcher Experience at Qube Research & Technologies (Paris, France)
Qube Research & Technologies· Paris, France·
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 our 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:
You will contribute to the engineering platform that supports quantitative research across the firm. Working closely with researchers and software engineers, you will build and improve internal tools and services that simplify workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance the overall research experience.
- Build and maintain backend services, APIs, automation tools, dashboards, and lightweight web applications
- Develop internal tooling and self-service solutions that improve researcher productivity
- Deploy and operate internal applications using cloud technologies, containers, and CI/CD
- Work directly with researchers to understand their workflows and turn recurring pain points into practical engineering solutions
- Troubleshoot issues across applications, infrastructure, development environments, and integrations
- Improve documentation, onboarding, and internal knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve the usability, reliability, and adoption of internal platforms
Your present skillset:
- Strong software engineering skills, preferably in Python
- Experience building internal tools, APIs, automation, or web applications
- Experience using AI-assisted and agentic software development tools
- Familiarity with cloud environments, containers, deployment workflows, and CI/CD
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues across applications and infrastructure
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Pragmatic problem-solving skills with a strong user-focused mindset
- Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and domains
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with researchers
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.