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Business Intelligence Analyst / Developer at IMC Trading

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LIFE AT IMC AS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST / DEVELOPER

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

IMC is a leading global market maker, using algorithmic trading and advanced technology to buy and sell securities on multiple trading venues worldwide. We provide liquidity to the financial markets, driving efficiencies for buyers and sellers.

Founded in 1989, we are an ambitious, innovative company and identified early on the importance technology would play in the fast-paced evolution of trading. This entrepreneurial spirit still drives us today and can be found in all of our offices around the world.

OUR TEAM

We now operate globally from offices in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. Our employees work closely together in multidisciplinary teams, making our success possible.

Technology - At IMC, technology is not a department, it is at the heart of everything we do. Our technologists push the limits of possibility, and then look beyond. In our fast-paced environment, short feedback loops mean projects worked on in the morning can enter production the next day.

Trading – Although our traders come from many backgrounds they all have one thing in common: they are at their best solving complex problems. Their insight into global events, market shifts and pricing ensure we are trading in the right place, at the right time.

Business Support - Around the world, IMC’s business support teams are essential for sustaining our success. In our dynamic environment, we have many exciting challenges and multidisciplinary opportunities to shape our operations and make a real impact.

OUR CULTURE

Our employees are our greatest asset so we give them lots of responsibility and the support they need to make a difference. Our flat structure fosters a culture of openness and collaboration, encouraging the sharing of ideas and knowledge. It makes no difference if you have been with us for three days or three years, the best idea wins.

While we work hard, we also have a lot of fun; whether solving complex challenges or in team building, leisure and sporting activities. IMC also enables its employees to contribute towards a better society through our foundation.

BUSINESS INTELIGENCE & ANALYSIS TEAM AT IMC:

The BP&A Team plays an important role in our finance operations and partners closely with the finance, trading and middle office teams to understand their needs and provide them with meaningful insights through data analysis and reporting.

You will analyze big data and extract valuable information, making it readily available in the decision making process. You maintain existing and develop new business reporting solutions and you develop tools that increase efficiencies, data processing and load times.

You will work closely with other Data Analysts/Engineers to maintain and develop best practices and keep the middle office, finance and trading teams up to speed with various migrations. You collaborate with global teams in Chicago and Sydney, reporting into the local BP&A lead.

The ideal candidate acts as a true partner to the business and is both technical and business-savvy, displaying strong analytical and interpersonal skills.  

WHAT MAKES IT FUN:

  • You will act as a true partner to all areas of the business
  • We strive to create cohesive global teams and you will collaborate with teams in Chicago and Sydney reporting into a global lead
  • You will work closely with other data analyst / engineers to maintain and develop best practices and keep the middle office, finance and trading teams up to speed with various migrations

WHO YOU ARE:

  • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics or other quantitative backgrounds or equivalent work experience
  • 2-5 years of work experience as a Business Intelligence Analyst, preferably in a (Strategy) Consultancy role or a similar client facing position
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong business acumen
  • Interest in and preferably exposure to finance processes
  • Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming / scripting language (i.e. Python)
  • Experience with developing business reporting applications (Qlikview strongly preferred) and ETL’s
  • Someone who thrives within a dynamic, quickly changing environment
     
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IMC Trading is located across two floors of the iconic Willis Tower. Our office is convenient to travel to with various train & bus stops close by.

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Burke Moser
Floor Trader
PAYING DIVIDENDS
Tackle the markets without feeling adrift
“Baptism by fire.” That’s how Moser recalls his experience live-trading at the Chicago Board Options Exchange after joining the firm as its inaugural graduate broker. But, thanks to the mentorship and guidance of seasoned colleagues, as well as the org’s formal training programs, the fintech newcomer ultimately found his footing in the field. “The knowledge I have gained today seemed unfathomable two years ago,” Moser said.
Since day one, IMC has given me the tools to succeed and supported me the whole way, allowing for maximum growth as a person, not just a trader.
Margaret Li
Software Engineer
REFINE THE TOOLS
Push fintech forward with your tech skills
For IMC, success hinges on speed. As a member of the execution team, Li sharpens software by shipping new code, troubleshooting and adding new features. With market interactions occurring quickly — “fractions of seconds," per Li — her team moves swiftly to see the impact of their efforts in the field. "We're the end user of our own technology, so we have a quick feedback loop that enables us to iterate much faster," she said.
If I ship code today, I can expect it to enter production the next day and can even get some analysis from traders on the technological and monetary impact it has made.
Ian Van Stralen
Hardware Engineer
CULTURE OF SUCCESS
Advance the org alongside talented colleagues
By working to continually improve the firm’s hardware, Van Stralen helps reduce latency where speed matters most. But his hyper-focused mission doesn’t come at the expense of bonding, crediting game nights, happy hours and other activities as establishing the team camaraderie that buoys success. “Getting along helps build strong teams,” he said. “Strong teams facilitate an openness that helps build a strong culture.”
Good ideas can come from anywhere. Everyone at IMC works to remove barriers that could prevent innovation.
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What are IMC Trading Perks + Benefits

IMC Trading Benefits Overview

At IMC we believe in taking care of our people. But don’t just take our word for it, here’s a taste of the perks you can expect when you work at IMC Chicago:

GO GLOBAL: With IMC, your success can take you around the world — or at the very least to our offices in Amsterdam and Sydney.

FOOD'S ON US: We’ve got your weekday breakfast and lunch covered! Choose from a variety of different restaurants daily – your meal is delivered to the office.

PLAN AHEAD: We’ll match your 401K contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 4% of your base salary.

PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES: Commuting is a part of life in Chicago, so we cover up to $130 per month toward parking, public transportation or a bike-share membership.

GET COVERED: Your well-being is our priority. We offer fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as STD, Life, and LTD. Additionally, our parental leave policy offers 16 weeks of paid primary caregiver leaver and 15 days of paid parental leave for non-primary caregivers.

GIVE BACK: The IMC Foundation supports non-profits around the world, as well as the causes that matter to you. We’ll match your donations and support your community service.

SWEAT IT OUT: We’ll reimburse you for gym or fitness studio memberships, workout apps, and race registrations so you can stay active in ways that motivate you. In the event you overdo it, take advantage of our free, 20-minute on-site massages.

SPECIAL EVENTS: At IMC we celebrate with events such as concerts, a summer family BBQ,  Cubs games, our annual holiday party, sports teams, and cross-team dinners…just to name a few! We also come together for our annual Weekend Away – a trip where you and your colleagues can hang out at a secret location!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with Nonprofits
Friends outside of work
Eat lunch together
Daily stand up
Open door policy
Team owned deliverables
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Health Insurance Benefits
Life Insurance
Pet Insurance
Wellness Programs
Team workouts
IMC's team fitness initiatives include sponsored race teams as well as virtual fitness sessions including Barre, Yoga, HIIT, Meditation and more!
Mental Health Benefits
Retirement & Stock Options Benefits
401(K)
401(K) Matching
Performance Bonus
Match charitable contributions
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous Parental Leave
Family Medical Leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid Volunteer Time
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Days
Perks & Discounts
Beer on Tap
Casual Dress
Commuter Benefits
Company Outings
IMC hosts a company weekend trip each year.
Free Daily Meals
We provide free breakfast and lunch every day.
Game Room
Stocked Kitchen
Some Meals Provided
Happy Hours
Recreational Clubs
Fitness Subsidies
Professional Development Benefits
Job Training & Conferences
Tuition Reimbursement
Cross functional training encouraged
Promote from within
Mentorship program
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An Insider's view of IMC Trading

What's something quirky about your company?

IMC is proactive about giving! What impresses me is not the financial generosity (which is large) — it's the time generosity. We have two giving managers who make sure everyone gets a chance to participate. Whereas in other companies, philanthropy feels abstract and mainly a tax write-off, here it is woven into everyday office culture.

Stephan

Hardware Engineer

What kinds of technical challenges do you and your team face?

We tackle complex, massively scaled projects and thrive on a quick turnaround cycle. Since we're our own clients, everyone is their own product manager. This frees us up to focus on the hardest parts of problems, not aesthetics. The code we push is trading around the world within a day or two, and as a result we see immediate results of our work.

Theo

Software Developer

What are some things you learned at the company?

I started at IMC as an intern. I’d never studied anything finance-related before. Through training, IMC brought me up to speed in a way that was fun, interesting and made me excited to learn about trading. I also think about problems differently now: there is never one set answer but multiple potential solutions to any problem.

Veronica

Software Developer

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

I’ve been at IMC for nine years. When I started, we were a trading company with good technology. Now, we’re a technology company that trades. Traders used to be nervous when we were doing upgrades. Now, if we go a day or two without being able to upgrade, traders start craving the new thing that’s coming.

Andy

Head of Technology
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Graduate Software Engineer

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You will start your career at IMC with an international traineeship, in at least two of our global offices, after which you will be mentored by one of our seasoned Software Engineers. On a day to day basis you will work directly with traders, quants and other engineers to bring our trading strategies and platform to the next level.  Your responsibility does not stop at programming; it also encompasses knowledge building of our trading platform and software stack and building expertise within the entire software development lifecycle.  You will have continuous opportunities to learn new technologies and programming languages in our dynamic environment.  At IMC, we foster a supportive environment allowing you the freedom to contribute and assume real responsibility, even on day one. 

Global Macro News Analyst

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Keep up to date with macro events. Come up with a thesis on possible outcomes in future decision points for macro events, as well as how those outcomes would impact financial markets. Understand the possible risks and opportunities in each scenario. Collaborate cross-functionally with traders to game plan our trading around scenarios.

Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2021

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As a Software Engineer Intern you will learn what it means to be an Engineer in a real world environment. The internship programme is focused on enhancing your knowledge of algorithm complexity, data structures and writing fluent code. Your responsibility does not stop at programming; it also encompasses knowledge building of our business model and building relationships across our trading and technology teams.

C++ Software Engineer

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We trade in the most competitive markets across the globe.  Our software makes millions of trading decisions daily.  We win by making better and faster decisions than our competition. As a software developer you’ll be working alongside traders to implement strategies which will challenge you to be creative with your implementation. You’ll need to produce solutions which compete in the extremely latency sensitive environment, whilst managing complexity. You’ll be working in a highly motivated team, controlling end-to-end product development.  We work in an environment where slight oversights can be extremely costly, while new features can be extremely profitable.  As a team we aim to balance the race to production with software quality and testability.  You’ll be placed in an environment consisting primarily of C++ and Java.  We have a build chain which has been designed around the concept of daily production releases.  A variety of systems and technologies keeps life interesting. Upon joining you will be expected to manage your own time and tasks.  We rely on our developers to drive change by taking feedback from traders, and shaping that into an implementation. Your ownership of the task continues until a working production release.  Our most successful developers comfortably work in any part of our stack.

Experienced Options Trader

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Develop, maintain and enhance trading models, algorithms and systems. Trade a range of financial instruments. Manage execution and risk of complex trading portfolios. Research new market opportunities. Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers to understand and improve technical infrastructure.

FPGA Engineer

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FPGAs allow us to achieve the lowest possible latencies which is key in keeping our trading strategies best in class. As an FPGA engineer you will benefit from your expertise in ASIC or FPGA design. Efficient RTL designs (Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL) are how we accelerate trading decisions to their theoretical limits. You'll work in a team that takes responsibility to own the complete solution.  Outside of creating FPGA designs, you will be responsible for finding ways to become more productive, improve verification, along with measuring and monitoring your already-deployed solutions. We value good engineering practices and we take our responsibilities for stable financial markets very seriously. We currently use a combination of Verilog, C++, SystemVerilog and scripting languages for our FPGA systems. We automate our testing and verification as much as possible. We connect to exchanges over Ethernet so understanding the details of network protocols and network infrastructure is a very important aspect of the job.

Trading Systems Engineer/DevOps

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IMC is currently looking for a multi-talented and passionate Trading Systems/DevOps Engineer to play a critical role in maintaining and perfecting our trading systems.  You will be part of highly experienced team, facing the daily challenge of managing a critical, high volume data flow in a complex trading environment distributed over a high speed data infrastructure.  In this role you will be exposed to many technical and trading challenges while ensuring high availability, stability and performance of the end-to-end environment. 

Execution Quant

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Collaborate with the whole trading team to evaluate existing algorithms and suggest improvements. Detailed analysis of individual cases to understand the execution dynamics. Build custom data analyses to measure quality of execution and evaluate new ideas. Understand, to a high level of detail, the mechanics of both the exchange and our internal systems. Launch improvements into production once implemented.

GUI Developer (Server side)

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Make new data available and expose it in GUIs. Improve presentation of data. Add new abilities and interactions to our GUIs.

Java Software Engineer

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We trade in the most competitive markets across the globe.  Our software makes millions of trading decisions daily.  We win by making better and faster decisions than our competition. As a software developer you’ll be working alongside traders to implement strategies which will challenge you to be creative with your implementation. You’ll need to produce solutions which compete in the extremely latency sensitive environment, whilst managing complexity. You’ll be working in a highly motivated team, controlling end-to-end product development.  We work in an environment where slight oversights can be extremely costly, while new features can be extremely profitable.  As a team we aim to balance the race to production with software quality and testability.  You’ll be placed in an environment consisting primarily of C++ and Java.  We have a build chain which has been designed around the concept of daily production releases.  A variety of systems and technologies keeps life interesting. Upon joining you will be expected to manage your own time and tasks.  We rely on our developers to drive change by taking feedback from traders, and shaping that into an implementation. Your ownership of the task continues until a working production release.  Our most successful developers comfortably work in any part of our stack.

Equity Analyst

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Provide real-time news analysis to traders, including potential impact. Help maintain a database of events and option pricing inputs. Construct possible outcomes for both short and medium term equity moving events. Keep up to date with Biotech, Healthcare, Financials, Energy, and Industrial sector research.  Understand the possible risks for certain equity positions by providing due diligence on existing positions and keep abreast of major Macro events.

Digital Design Engineer

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- As a Hardware Engineer in the R&D team you work on novel solutions to accelerate trading decisions to the technological limit. You will work on forward looking solutions that anticipate future requirements. - You will work in a small and globally distributed team that takes responsibility for the complete solution. - We use SystemVerilog and C++ to build complex systems SW/HW systems. We have automated our testing and verification as much as possible and have fast turn-around times.

Datacenter Engineer

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We are looking for an experienced Datacenter Engineer who will play a critical role in system and application administration of our technical environment.  This role will be part of highly experienced team, and be provided new challenges on a daily basis.  The possibility to make a large impact as part of a dedicated, dynamic team at IMC, both locally and globally, is unlike any other.  Our flat culture encourages not only knowledge and best practice sharing, but also the opportunity to have your voice heard.  

Network Engineer

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The Network Engineers in the Trading Infrastructure team at IMC are responsible for designing, implementing and supporting the WAN, LANs and all low-latency connectivity to trading venues. They work closely with our Systems Engineers, other teams and external parties to provide best in class infrastructure solutions supporting our trading business.

Senior HR Business Partner

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We are looking for a strategic, innovative and enthusiastic Senior HR Business Partner to join our team. This person will be a key partner to the team leads and department heads in the Chicago office. You will drive performance, own the development of our managers/employee groups and above all ensure we continue to provide an incredible work environment with having fun at the center of all we do.

Python Developer

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The Data Analytics Team at IMC is looking for a Senior Python Developer to join a recently formed, fast moving team supporting a growing base of advanced analytics users. The role will include developing analysis support code, libraries and building out platforms to meet the rapidly evolving needs of a modern Trading Firm that consistently pushes technical boundaries.

Information Security Officer

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It is our responsibility to protect IMC’s intellectual property, IT infrastructure and business operations against external and internal threats. We work closely with technology, risk, compliance, internal audit and business leaders to ensure that cyber risk is reduced to acceptable levels.

Legal Assistant

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IMC seeks a legal assistant (5-7 years experience, minimum) to assist IMC’s in-house Legal Department. In-house experience with broker-dealer, financial services industry, or technology industry preferred. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently under tight deadlines, and possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. An ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate or a four-year degree is required.

Business Analyst-HR Analytics

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This role is responsible for strategic analytics initiatives, people research, and experimentation to solve essential business and HR challenges with a focus on key issues like predicting great hires, predicting turnover, and supporting our company’s employee engagement goals.  This role will solve complex human and data questions and communicate solutions that provide insights and lead to data-driven recommendations. The successful person in this role will be independent, forward-thinking, curious, and enjoy learning and growing skills. This position will work within the Business Planning & Analytics team to deliver analysis and solutions to the Head of HR, HR Business Partners, and business leaders throughout the organization.

Community Engagement Manager-IMC Foundation

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The Community Engagement Manager interfaces between IMC colleagues and Chicago nonprofit organizations to involve employees in making a positive impact in the community. The position reports to the Foundation Program Officer and works closely with the Foundation Executive Director, as well as colleagues in Legal, Accounting, HR, and Events. The role is focused mainly on giving in Chicago, with some limited support for IMC’s global partnership with Room to Read.

Data Engineer

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Develop and extend in-house data toolkits based in Python and Java. Build data pipelines using common big data tools: Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, AWS. Consult with traders and developers on data solutions: assist in identifying solutions which match their problem space and harmonize with our internal data platform. Improve the performance of financial analytics platforms built around the big data ecosystem.

Senior Software Engineer - Developer Productivity

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IMC is expanding its developer productivity team! This team spearheads and accelerates migration to the Bazel build system across IMC codebases and continually tackles bottlenecks in build processes, whether they are impactful one-line fixes or sweeping architectural shifts. The team supports codebases in a variety of languages, including Java, C++, Python, and SystemVerilog, to improve the daily productivity of hundreds of developers across the globe.