Core Developer - Digital Assets

IMC; Zug; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is a research-driven trading firm with a focus on quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering. The C++ Software Engineer will shape the core trading system, designing, coding, testing and optimizing low-latency components within a fast-paced, flat team.

You will work onsite in Switzerland, collaborating across markets and exchanges to turn insights into execution. You will contribute to state-of-the-art trading strategies, performance optimizations, and protocol updates, with

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in CS, Math, Physics or related field
• Excellent C++ programming in Linux/Unix-like environments
• Write clean, maintainable code
• Deep knowledge of low-level networking, systems programming and low-latency systems
• Strong CS fundamentals: memory, concurrency, CPU architecture, OS, networks, and optimization
• Experience in statistics, large-scale data processing, ML a plus
• No finance background expected or required

Responsibilities

• Develop our ultra-low-latency trading platform components including market data delivery and order submission subsystems
• Design and implement state-of-the-art trade execution and connectivity solutions
• Contribute to algorithmic trading strategies with direct production impact
• Improve system performance via network, hardware and code optimizations
• Stay up-to-date with exchange protocol updates

Skills

C++ programming

Low-level networking

Systems programming

Algorithms & memory models

Performance optimization

CS fundamentals

Statistics/ML experience

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in CS/Math/Physics

Job description

IMC has a strong presence in traditional Finance and has been expanding into Crypto and DeFi over the last years. Through its overseas affiliates, IMC provides liquidity and trade s on many cryptocurrency exchanges and DeFi protocols.
As a C++ Software Engineer, you‘ll be joining and shaping the future of our core engineering team. You will design, code, test, and optimize our proprietary, low-latency trading system. The right candidate for this role will be comfortable working autonomously, making decisions, and working in a fast-paced, flat team structure.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate on developing our highly competitive, ultra-low-latency trading platform consisting of market data delivery and order submission subsystems
• Design and implement state-of-the-art, industry-leading trade execution and connectivity solutions
• You will be part of our algorithmic trading strategies team that is responsible for all automated trading algorithms so that your experience and knowledge will have direct impact on our production
• Improve the system performance by optimizing network access, hardware utilization, and programming execution
• Stay on top of updates to exchange protocols

Your Skills and Experience

• You have a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field
• You have excellent programming skills using C++ in a Linux (or Unix-like) environment
• You possess the ability and desire to write simple, well-structured and clean code that is easy to maintain
• You have in-depth knowledge of low-level network and system programming and have ideally experience in developing low-latency systems
• You have a solid grasp of computer science, algorithms, memory-, and concurrency models, CPU-architecture, operating systems, networks, and performance optimization
• Experience in statistics, large-scale data processing systems, machine learning and/or grid-based computing is a big plus
• No finance background is necessary or expected

Location and Office Culture

• Note that this is an onsite role, with some but limited flexibility for working from home
• You can expect a dynamic, fast-paced environment that delivers a steady stream of challenges and opportunities
• One of the most exciting aspects of the job is our quick feedback loop in the research, development and deployment of strategies
• We give people lots of responsibility and the support they need to make an impact from day one
• We promise you a flat structure and an open, collaborative culture that stimulates the sharing of ideas, knowledge and technology between our teams and offices

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.

At IMC, we understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to continually improving this in our recruitment process. As part of our commitment, we have added an additional question below, to better understand our candidates, and focus our marketing, sourcing and interviewing efforts, to ensure equitable outcomes. This question is voluntary, and the information you provide will only be used for the purpose stated above and will not be shared with interviewers in the application process. If you do not wish to provide a response to the question, there will be no adverse impact on your application.