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 are looking for a Software Developer to join our Central Functions Development team based in our Hong Kong office.

You will be a highly motivated individual with expert communication skills, who has experience in interfacing directly with the business to bring solutions that utilise your knowledge and expertise in building both small- and large-scale applications. In this key role, you will be responsible for implementing a development framework for the Central Functions area (COO and Operations), working with a small team across London and Hong Kong with responsibility for stakeholder management and overseeing development from design through to release.

Your future role within QRT includes:

• Playing a key support role in maintaining and enhancing our reconciliation and operational processes, ensuring data accuracy as well as smooth operation and continuous improvement of existing tools
• Owning the relationship with our Reconciliations team, building out a suite of reconciliations and the associate user interfaces as well as providing support for those reconciliations already live
• Acting as a trusted partner and primary point of contact for the wider Operations and COO teams, building strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Designing and developing tooling to automate operational processes such as trade bookings, reconciliations, and related controls
• Taking ownership of the data sources the team will use, creating reports and dashboards
• Contributing to the development of new features in the team’s internal web application, expanding functionality and user experience, while ensuring consistency and scalability across systems
• Continuously reviewing and improving existing services as well as building new tools and services from scratch where required.

Your present skillset:

• 2-3 years of software development experience in writing high-quality, testable code
• Experience with Python and core libraries such as Pandas and Numpy required
• Understanding of SQL and working with databases (reading / writing data)
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing solutions, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business context
• Ability balance multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment and self-organise
• Data-orientated individual who can work through large, detailed and time-consuming projects
• Experience working within a development team in the financial services industry preferred
• Understanding of modern software architecture and cloud platforms (AWS a plus)