Trading Reliability Engineer

IMC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global trading firm in City Of London seeks an engineer skilled in troubleshooting and maintaining trading software. With at least 2 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or MLOps, candidates should possess Python, Kubernetes, and Linux expertise. The firm fosters collaboration across teams to manage high-volume data flows and innovate trading strategies. The role offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience required.
• Skills in scripting using Python and Bash.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Linux OS is essential.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot production issues and provide quick responses.
• Plan and coordinate changes to trading software.
• Collaborate with traders and technologists on low-latency infrastructure.

Skills

SRE or System Engineer or DevOps Engineer or MLOps Engineer

Python and Bash scripting

Kubernetes

Linux Operating System

Machine Learning pipelines

Database querying

TCP/IP protocols

Troubleshooting

Interpersonal skills

Proactive attitude

Job description

Your Core Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting and providing quick response to production issues but more importantly solving the root cause of problems in a structural way
• Helping eliminate downtime using the latest open source technologies, translating trading requests into concrete technical requirements, and working with focus teams to create and implement new sustainable solutions.
• Coordinate, prioritize and plan the changes to our trading software to ensure smooth exchange migrations and quick time to market for new features and software.
• Working closely with traders and quantitative researchers and a wide range of technologists such as developers, systems engineers, network engineers and performance engineers in a diverse technical landscape. One where many components interface and manage a high-volume data flow over a low-latency infrastructure to execute our trading strategies.

Your Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of experience as an SRE or System Engineer or DevOps Engineer or MLOps Engineer
• Python and Bash scripting skills
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of the Linux Operating System
• Experience with building and maintaining Machine Learning pipelines is a plus
• Experience with database querying
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP protocols
• A knack for troubleshooting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A proactive attitude and a strong drive to learn and develop yourself

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.