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Graduate, Internship & Industrial Placement 2025 - FPGA Engineer

Qube Research & Technologies
Internship
On-site
London, United Kingdom

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.  

Over the years, QRT has invested in a global research and execution platform which has been deployed to cover all geographies and asset classes. This platform includes everything from high-frequency trading proficiency to extensive multi-year simulation research infrastructures. Our culture is centred around technology, automation, and industrialized processes. We operate in multiple languages from C++ to Python and embrace open-source software.  

You will be joining a community of graduates and interns, who are all looking to build a future career within QRT. We believe in nurturing talent to be successful and are looking for a new cohort of individuals to join the firm in the upcoming year. We offer a stimulating, intellectual and high performing environment, where we foster collaboration.  

You will have the opportunity to join a growing and dynamic environment, where you will be mentored by industry experts to support your professional growth, this includes the prospect of securing a full-time graduate position after successfully completing your internship.  

Your future role at QRT 

The specific team you will join will be determined by aligning your skills and expertise with the company's priorities throughout the recruitment process.  

For this particular position, you will be part of our new FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) function, a key division driving innovation in trading technologies. 

As a member of this team, your primary responsibility will be contributing to the development of custom FPGA-based trading platforms. These platforms are designed to ensure that QRT operates efficiently on exchanges across the globe. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology at the forefront of trading infrastructure. 

The systems are written in System Verilog, C++, and Python targeting the state of the art FPGAs. As an intern, you will gain exposure to all of these programming languages, and work on a variety of projects which will support the development of the FPGA function, as QRT grows.  

Your present skillset 

  • Penultimate year students studying for a degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD) in any engineering, information technology or computer science subject, on track towards obtaining a 2:1 or above. 
  • Demonstrable passion for technology.  Regardless of whether you have formal CompSci training or not – we are more interested in your achievements related to software/hardware engineering. For example - hobbies, past-time and academic projects. 
  • Pro-active and unafraid to ask questions. You can really have a huge impact here, improving our performance with suggestions and optimisations.  
  • Entrepreneurial approach and self-motivated. 

Interviewing:   

  • Apply online: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early  
  • Technical assessment After your application is reviewed, you will be invited to complete a coding challenge to assess your technical skills  
  • Shortlisting: Our engineering teams will evaluate your background and performance in the coding challenge to create a shortlist of candidates  
  • Assessment Centre: If shortlisted, you will be invited to an onsite assessment centre at our offices. This will include a group activity to test your technical skills, followed by interviews with the engineering teams you may potentially work with  
  • Offer: Successful candidates will receive an offer to join our team  

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.