Senior Quantitative Developer

Winton

ABOUT WINTON Winton is a research-based investment management company with a specialist focus on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets. The firm researches and trades quantitative investment strategies, which are implemented systematically via thousands of securities, spanning the world's major liquid asset classes. Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton today manages assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors. We employ ambitious professionals who want to work collaboratively at the leading edge of investment management. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   We seek an experienced and talented quantitative developer to join the Investment Management & Research group at Winton. The role sits within our Fundamental Commodities strategy and will work closely with the Senior Portfolio Manager. You will work within a collaborative quantitative research environment to design and implement trading systems and tools that support the firm’s trading and research capabilities. Responsibilities: * Develop reliable and performant trading systems and strategies * Design and optimise trading infrastructure to provide a seamless path from research to live trading * Partner with the Portfolio Manager to develop frameworks for data validation and monitoring What we’re looking for: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field * 5+ years of commercial development experience, with strong skills in Python. * Hands-on experience with building and deploying data pipelines * Familiarity with modern infrastructure (CI/CD, Kafka, Airflow) * Excellent communication and collaboration skills * Detail orientated, with a commitment to best engineering practices * The ability to prioritise, plan and deliver to projects in a timely manner What would be useful: * Experience of developing trading systems for commodity derivatives in a systematic hedge fund * Experience of working closely with researchers and portfolio managers * Basic knowledge of statistical modelling in a financial context * Experience with parallel & concurrent processing, e.g. Dask * Familiarity with containerised cloud development, deployment and management (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WORKPLACE We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Qube Research & Technologies

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 seeking a hands-on Support Engineer to join our Quantitative Developer Platform team. You will be the first line of response for infrastructure-related issues, triaging incidents, handling requests and ensuring smooth daily operations for a high-performance research and trading platform. This is a critical role that bridges traders, quant researchers and senior engineers, ensuring reliability and responsiveness across our technology stack.   This role collaborates with traders, quant researchers, and senior engineers - ensuring stability, reliability, and responsiveness across our technology stack. You will own the support workflow: investigating, categorizing, and resolving operational issues while escalating effectively when deeper expertise is required.   Your future role within QRT: * Serve as the first point of contact for infrastructure and platform-related issues. * Monitor alerts, logs and dashboards; respond promptly to incidents. * Perform initial investigation, triage and resolution where possible. * Escalate complex issues to the relevant senior engineers, providing clear context. * Handle user requests (onboarding, permissions, environment setup, resource allocation). * Maintain documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base for recurring issues. * Contribute to improving monitoring, automation, and support processes. * Participate in an on-call rotation. Your current skillset: * Strong troubleshooting mindset with structured problem-solving. * Solid experience with Linux systems, networking fundamentals and cloud environments (AWS preferred). * Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, ELK). * Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and scripting (Python, Bash, etc.). * Clear, calm communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment (financial services or hedge fund experience is a plus). * 3+ years in a Support Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Systems Administrator, or TechOps role.  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.

Qube Research & Technologies

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. We work closely with traders and risk managers to provide real time and end of day Pricing and Risk information for all trading activity within QRT. This position has high visibility across the business and exposure to all parts of the trading lifecycle. This position requires a commitment to effective problem solving, strong technical skills, good attention to detail and excellent communication skills. Your future role within QRT * Key member of the core technology team building and enhancing high throughput Linux based services * Integrating and maintaining pricing models for trading and risk calculation within the core technology platform * Potential to work with other services in the platform like order, trade, position managers, product reference and market data systems * Working closely with pricing quants, quantitative developers, traders and operations staff to design and develop cutting-edge systems to keep QRT at the forefront of its field * Working in primarily in C++ and python * Direct interaction with risk managers and trading desks Your present skillset * 4+ years of experience of a front or middle office role * Expert in low latency, high throughput Linux development using advanced C/C++, STL * Key experience in designing and implementing multithreaded and distributed systems * Experience working with pricing models is highly desirable * Good knowledge of Equities, Futures, Options, Swaps asset classes highly desirable * Good knowledge of execution lifecycles and instrument lifecycles (such as corporate actions, settlement, bond coupons, swap resets) is highly desirable * Advanced knowledge of distributed network architecture * Proficient with Linux / GCC development toolchain and Linux Red Hat OS is essential * Experience with QT/WX/MFC GUI Frameworks nice to have. * Team player with good communication skills 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.