About the role
At IMC, technology is not a department; it’s at the heart of everything we do. Developed in-house, our innovative software makes millions of trading decisions daily, and we win by making better and faster decisions than our competition.
Our Trading Engineering team plays a critical role at the heart of our complex environment. Making sure that we can release daily in a safe and controlled manner is a vital responsibility, as well as ensuring high availability, stability and performance. The team works closely with traders and a wide range of technologists such as developers, systems engineers, network engineers and performance engineers in a diverse technical landscape. One where many components interface and manage a high-volume data flow over a low-latency infrastructure to execute our trading strategies.
Your Core Responsibilities:
* Troubleshooting and providing quick response to production issues but more importantly solving the root cause of problems in a structural way * Helping eliminate downtime using the latest open source technologies, translating trading requests into concrete technical requirements, and working with focus teams to create and implement new sustainable solutions. * Coordinate, prioritise and plan the changes to our trading software to ensure smooth exchange migrations and quick time to market for new features and software. * Working closely with traders and quantitative researchers and a wide range of technologists such as developers, systems engineers, network engineers and performance engineers in a diverse technical landscape. One where many components interface and manage a high-volume data flow over a low-latency infrastructure to execute our trading strategies.
Your Skills and Experience:
* 2+ years of experience as an SRE or System Engineer or DevOps Engineer or MLOps Engineer * Python and Bash scripting skills * Experience with Kubernetes * Solid understanding of the Linux Operating System * Experience with building and maintaining Machine Learning pipelines is a plus * Experience with database querying * Basic understanding of TCP/IP protocols * A knack for troubleshooting * Strong interpersonal and communication skills * A proactive attitude and a strong drive to learn and develop yourself
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.