Internship, Technology (New York, Chicago)

About the Role

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager. Technology is central to QRT's operations, underpinning a global research and execution platform. Internships are designed to provide meaningful experience through contributing to real projects and learning from experienced professionals in a technical, collaborative, and demanding environment. Strong performance may lead to consideration for a full-time graduate role.

Programmes Offered

• Final-year internship
• Penultimate-year internship

Locations

• New York
• Chicago

Programme Duration

• 10-week summer internship

Your Future Role at QRT: Technology Intern

As a Technology Intern, you will help build the systems, platforms, and tools behind QRT’s research, trading, and investment activities. You will work alongside experienced engineers, quantitative developers, researchers, and traders, contributing to production technology and solving problems where performance, reliability, and good engineering judgement are critical.

Technology Disciplines

Software Engineer (New York)

• Build the technology behind QRT’s trading and investment activities, from ultra-low-latency execution systems to global platforms for analytics, risk management, and reporting.
• Connect the firm to markets, brokers, and data providers, developing systems that process large volumes of data reliably.
• Work on a defined technical problem, making considered engineering choices and building something useful.
• Projects may include AI-powered static analysis, exchange simulator development, risk data platforms, or trading interfaces.

FPGA Engineer (New York, Chicago)

• Develop ultra-low-latency hardware that processes market data and executes orders.
• Build systems where small design decisions can have a measurable impact on latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Use SystemVerilog, C++, and Python to help design, test, and integrate FPGA systems into trading infrastructure.
• Develop new functionality, verify system behaviour, and investigate performance improvements.

Security Engineer (New York)

• Help protect the systems, data, and infrastructure behind QRT’s global research and trading activities.
• Work closely with Cloud, Infrastructure, and Network Operations to understand system behaviour, identify weaknesses, and build practical ways to prevent, detect, and respond to threats.
• Contribute to security engineering, investigations, and automation.
• Projects may include building agents to support cyber-security investigations, reproducing emerging attack techniques in isolated environments, researching vulnerabilities, or developing tools that make security assurance more scalable and effective.

Infrastructure Engineer (New York)

• Work on the on-premise hardware and operating systems behind QRT’s production trading environment.
• Measure and optimize hardware performance, investigate Linux internals, and tune systems.
• Develop a detailed understanding of how hardware and software interact.
• Work may involve investigating performance constraints, testing system configurations, and assessing improvements to reliability.
• Learn to use evidence and careful analysis to make production systems faster, more stable, and more predictable.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Your Current Skillset

• Programming: Proficiency in C++, C#, or Python, Systems Verilog.
• Tools: Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Bash, and tools and technologies including Git, SQL, GCC, and Linux.

Qualifications

• Eligibility: Penultimate or final-year students pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline, such as Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related Engineering or Security subject, on track for a 2:1 or above from a leading institution.
• Interest in technology: Enjoy solving technical problems and are curious about how systems work. Interest in building things.
• Software engineering experience: Hands-on experience through personal projects, open-source contributions, hobbies, internships, or academic work.
• Interests: Interest in Software Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, or FPGAs.
• Mindset: Curious, proactive, and comfortable asking questions. Look for ways to make systems simpler, faster, or more reliable and can turn observations into practical improvements.
• Approach: Self-motivated, thoughtful, and comfortable taking ownership of a problem.

Interview Process

• Application: Submit application online. Review is on a rolling basis.
• Technical Assessment: Selected candidates will complete a coding challenge focused on core programming and problem-solving skills.
• Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will participate in interviews, exploring technical thinking, problem-solving approaches, and teamwork.