Trading Engineer

We are looking for a multi-talented and passionate Trading Engineer to join our strategy development team. This person will provide high-quality technical support to traders and developers while ensuring optimal performance and reliability of trading operations at IMC.
Your Core Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues for proprietary trading applications
• Communicate incident status and resolutions to users in a clear and timely manner
• Monitor trading system performance, proactively identify issues, and implement solutions
• Ensure uptime and reliability of applications and systems during trading hours
• Develop automation tools and scripts to reduce operational overhead
• Perform in-depth analysis on a range of complex, multi-faceted systems (e.g., root cause)
• Partner with cross-functional teams to implement new features and services that improve performance, reliability, and scalability of trading systems

Your Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar field of study
• 3+ years of experience in application support, site reliability engineering, or related role that focuses on supporting high-performance applications
• Demonstrated experience working in a production Kubernetes environment required
• Proficiency with writing tools and scripts in Python and Bash required
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus), cloud platforms (AWS), and databases (PostgreSQL and MongoDB) is a strong plus
• Familiarity with CentOS and/or Ubuntu is a plus
• Self-driven with a passion for engineering and a natural sense of curiosity
• A team player with strong communication skills

About Us
IMC is a leading trading firm, known worldwide for our advanced, low-latency technology and world-class execution capabilities. Over the past 30 years, we've been a stabilizing force in the financial markets - providing the essential liquidity our counterparties depend on. Across offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our talented employees are united by our entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional culture, and commitment to giving back. It's a strong foundation that allows us to grow and add new capabilities, year after year. From entering dynamic new markets, to developing a state-of-the-art research environment and diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to imagine what could be and work together to make it happen.