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- Salary
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- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Experience
- 3+ years in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations, ideally supporting high-performance or real-time systems
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
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Role Summary
The Trading Engineer owns systems that power trading strategies and helps keep trading operations reliable and performant. The role combines real-time system operations with engineering automation and collaboration across trading, quantitative, and development disciplines.
What You'll Do
- Monitor system health and performance in real time, respond to market-driven incidents, and keep systems available and fast during...
- Investigate distributed architectures to identify root causes and prevent recurring issues.
- Build tools and automations to reduce manual processes and improve reliability.
- Partner with traders, quants, and developers to improve the trading stack.
- Propose improvements to processes, reliability, and performance.
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; 3+ years in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations; Python required; hands-on experience managing production Linux and Kubernetes environments; familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/MongoDB, InfluxDB, Kafka, or similar technologies; proactive problem-solving, ability to learn systems quickly, excellent communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred
- Experience supporting high-performance or real-time systems is ideal.
Original job description
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Original job description
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We’re looking for a hands-on, entrepreneurial Trading Engineer to join our Strategy Development team. This role sits at the heart of IMC’s trading operation, where technology, data, and market strategy meet. You’ll own systems that power our trading strategies, build automations that make us faster and smarter, and keep our trading running smoothly under pressure.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with an SRE or operations engineering background who wants to get closer to the action, where milliseconds matter and creativity drives impact.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Be on the front lines of trading: Monitor system health and performance in real time, respond to market-driven incidents, and ensure our systems stay up and fast during trading hours. Dive deep into distributed architectures to identify root causes and prevent recurrences.
- Engineer away the pain: Build tools and automations that eliminate manual processes, scale our reliability, and free time for innovation.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with traders, quants, and developers to deliver high-impact improvements to our trading stack.
- Continuously improve: Challenge existing processes, propose creative solutions, and drive reliability and performance through engineering excellence.
Your Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 3+ years in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations, ideally supporting high-performance or real-time systems
- A software-development mindset applied to automating operational problems (Python required)
- Hands-on experience managing production Linux and Kubernetes environments
- Familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/MongoDB, InfluxDB, Kafka, or similar technologies
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset. We are looking for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys learning new systems quickly
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit
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The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
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.
About the company
IMC Trading
Large Enterprise
IMC Trading is a global proprietary trading firm that leverages technology and quantitative research to optimize trading strategies across a variety of asset classes, including equities, commodities, and derivatives. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Amsterdam, IMC operates with a commitment to innovation and collaboration, fostering an environment where talented professionals can thrive. The firm is dedicated to responsible trading practices and actively engages in market-making to ensure liquidity and efficiency in financial markets worldwide. With a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making, IMC Trading is a leader in the fast-paced world of trading and investment.