Software Engineer - Development Platform

Imc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for the Development Platform team in Sydney, NSW. You will help evolve build systems, tooling, and development workflows to accelerate delivery across trading, research, and engineering groups.

You will contribute to robust solutions across Python, Java, and C++, with emphasis on Bazel-based monorepos, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in Python, Java, and/or C++.
• Experience with Bazel or other mono-repo build systems.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines with multiple tools.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong written and verbal communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement improvements to software development workflows, from targeted refinements to architectural redesigns.
• Scale and advance IMC's trading systems builds and development tooling to support developers.
• Optimise compile times, improve code quality systems, and simplify software processes for daily engineers.
• Troubleshoot build infrastructure issues and implement improvements.
• Design and build infrastructure supporting development, build, test, and release processes.
• Partner with teams to align platform capabilities with evolving needs and promote best practices.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

Bazel

Jenkins

TeamCity

GoCD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At IMC, technology is the driving force behind everything we do. Our in-house developed software executes millions of trading decisions each day, enabling us to outperform the competition by making smarter and faster choices.

We're looking for an experienced software developer with strong communication skills to join our Development Platform team. The Development Platform team exists to amplify the effectiveness of trading, research, and engineering teams. Instead of directly building trading strategies, we provide the tools, infrastructure, and processes that support all software development, aiming at reducing friction and accelerating delivery.

The role requires building robust solutions and solving challenges up and down the tech stack. The team owns and evolves IMC's build systems and development tooling, continually tackling bottlenecks in build and development processes, whether that means an impactful one-line fix or migrating an entire codebase to Bazel. The team supports codebases in a variety of languages, including Python, C++, and Java, to improve the daily productivity of hundreds of developers across the globe.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Identify and implement improvements to software development workflows, from targeted, iterative refinements to sweeping architectural redesigns.
• Scale and advance IMC's trading systems builds and development tooling to support an excellent work environment for developers.
• Optimise compile times, improve code quality systems, and simplify software processes to improve the daily workflow of engineers
• Troubleshoot potential issues with build infrastructure and implementing improvements.
• Design and build infrastructure supporting the development, build, test, and release processes.
• Partner with development teams to align platform capabilities with their evolving needs, and drive adoption of best practices in code health, development productivity, and maintainability.

Your Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of software development experience in Python, Java, and/or C++ required.
• Knowledge of stable, dependable build environments and rapid feedback cycles.
• Prior experience with Bazel or other monorepo‑build software required.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity and GoCD.
• Experience with containerization technologies and tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in interacting with stakeholders across all phases of product design, development, and delivery.

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.

Software Engineer - Development Platform • Sydney, NSW, AU