Qube Research & Technologies

Research Platform - Software Engineer

Hong Kong SAR China · Work style not stated

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EmployerQube Research & Technologies
LocationHong Kong SAR China
Work styleWork style not stated
Employer posted8 months ago

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.

As part of our Research Platforms team, you will design and build the distributed systems that enable large-scale computational workloads to run efficiently, securely, and reliably across our global research infrastructure.

This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, platform engineering, and high-performance computing. You will work on the foundational services researchers depend on every day, including workload orchestration, scheduling, security, observability, and platform tooling.

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What You'll Do

Design, build, and operate distributed services that manage compute workloads and data access across large-scale infrastructure
Develop platform APIs and tooling that improve the productivity of quantitative researchers
Improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of compute-intensive research workflows
Build solutions for scheduling, resource management, observability, and security
Partner closely with researchers and infrastructure teams to translate complex requirements into scalable platform capabilities
Take ownership of systems end-to-end, from design and implementation through production operation

What We're Looking For

Required

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
Strong proficiency in C++, Java, Rust, Go, or similar systems languages
Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, performance, reliability, and fault tolerance
Experience designing services, platforms, or infrastructure used by other engineers

Preferred

Experience with internal developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, orchestration systems, or HPC environments
Familiarity with GPU-accelerated workloads and modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Experience supporting researchers, data scientists, or other highly technical users
Exposure to quantitative finance or large-scale data-intensive environments

Why Join QRT?

Solve challenging distributed systems and infrastructure problems at scale
Build platforms that directly accelerate research and innovation
Work closely with world-class quantitative researchers and engineers
Take ownership of critical systems in an environment that values technical excellence, autonomy, and impact

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.

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