Software Engineer – Site Reliability Engineering
About The Position
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, is seeking a Software Engineer with strong Python skills and a deep understanding of systems design and reliability principles. The role supports the evolution and scaling of QRT’s high-performance trading platform by building tools, automation, and systems that provide speed and reliability. The engineer will work with developers, researchers, traders, and platform teams on business-critical systems. Responsibilities include automating operations, deployment, monitoring, and incident response; evaluating tools; maintaining observability; and participating in the team on-call rota. The role also involves leading incident response and driving continuous improvement through postmortems and root cause analysis. The base salary range is $175,000 to $300,000 per year. QRT states that total compensation includes discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a strongly related field.
- Strong Python programming skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
- Commitment to code clarity, documentation, and reducing technical debt.
- Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix systems in production environments.
- Proven track record designing and delivering scalable systems in production environments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.
- Experience with container orchestration such as Kubernetes, Docker, or ECS.
- Knowledge of low-latency systems, trading environments, market data, or exchange protocols.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with developers, researchers, traders, and platform teams to build and improve business-critical systems.
- Build automation for operations, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
- Evaluate and implement tools that balance performance, complexity, and maintainability.
- Own and evolve the observability stack, including metrics, logs, tracing, and alerts.
- Participate in the team on-call rota, lead incident response, and drive continuous improvement through postmortems and root cause analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
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Job Type
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