Are you someone who is passionate about challenging the status quo? Do you enjoy the process of problem solving, a process where you recognize areas of improvement and iterate and innovate to improve? Does your curiosity and desire to learn drive you?

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AT IMC

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

OUR CULTURE:

We are at the core a trading firm, however we value trading and technology equally and we believe that cooperation between traders and technologists is one of our great strengths. This is also reflected in our organizational and remuneration policies. We believe in fostering a truly flat environment in which great ideas can be recognized as well as put into practice from anybody within our organization.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Systems Engineers are responsible for maintaining a robust, best in class, extremely low latency Linux trading environment.  A passion for technology, problem solving, and optimization are critical to what we do.
  • The right balance of speed and quality is crucial. We value good engineering practices and scalable solutions over pagers and on-call rotations.  We take our responsibilities for stable financial markets very seriously.
  • As Systems Engineers we work with development, trading, and other technology teams to implement solutions to a variety of technical problems.
  • We focus on automation, DevOps, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery so we can deploy everything – hardware, software, solutions – rapidly and repeatably.
  • We manage the deployment process of solutions as they are developed.  We do our best to get changes to production as quickly as possible as improvements can have a very clear effect on our profitability.
  • We leverage our big data infrastructure to build analytical reports and push data driven improvements.
  • We write code (Python, Java, Go, etc.), we re-engineer processes, and we communicate and collaborate with others to constantly improve our technological advantage.
  • One of the most fun aspects of the job is that we have a very quick feedback loop. We release early and often to get incremental benefits as they are developed
  • We operate at the bleeding edge of technology.  If something new can potentially bring an advantage we will actively invest in developing and utilizing the solution
  • We really believe in sharing knowledge and technology between the different offices. Much of our technology stack is shared between all 3 regions, and we provide opportunities to travel between the regions both for personal growth and to assist where it has the biggest impact.
  • To get the best results we encourage everybody to gain understanding of both the trading strategy and how exchanges work on a technological level.
  • Working at IMC is also an opportunity to learn about financial markets. We know from experience that a lot of people really enjoy learning about a field beyond their immediate area of expertise, it’s one of the things that makes this job more interesting than others.
  • We employ a broad range of people with varying backgrounds.  What they have in common is their superior technical expertise, their extraordinary smarts and their collaborative approach. We will not accept less.
  • BS or MS in a technical field of study
  • Strong scripting skills in 2 of the following: Bash (and derivatives), Python, Perl. Preference for Python and Bash skillset. 
  • Competency in basic software development focused on C/C++, Java, or Go. 
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Linux/Unix environment, 8+ years preferred. 
  • Strong Linux Administration skills across multiple distributions, with an emphasis on RPM-based distros (Centos, Scientific Linux, Fedora). 
  • Strong Linux/Unix networking skills, including performance analysis and configuration (routing, TCP/IP stack, tuning, bonding/port aggregation, etc). 
  • Strong skillset and experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting on the Linux platform (kernel tuning/tweaking, IO subsystem tuning, Memory management, etc). 
  • Familiarity with databases: SQL, MySQL, MongoDB. 
  • Experience with various flavors of the ‘DevOps’ automation and configuration management tool space: Puppet/Chef/Salt, Jenkins/Teamcity, CI/CD, anaconda, Cobbler, etc. 
  • Creative troubleshooting skills
  • The ability to think critically in a high-paced environment; a sense of urgency a must!
  • Passion for technology
  • Strong communication skills and a team player