C++ Software Engineer

IMC Trading; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading in Mumbai seeks a skilled C++ Software Engineer to join latency-critical execution systems. You will collaborate with traders, researchers and engineers to deliver end-to-end software, from requirements to production, balancing speed and quality with automated testing and daily deployments.

The role expects 4–8 years in C++, strong problem-solving, English fluency, and teamwork; you’ll work with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes and big data tech across a modern, high-performance stack.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills with a CS foundation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Fluent in English for collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Work in multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end software from requirements to production.
• Write reliable, high-performance software with a focus on latency and throughput.
• Engage in automated testing and frequent deployments to support agile development.
• Balance latency, throughput, simplicity, scalability, and maintainability in complex systems.

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Team player

Excellent communication

Fluent English

Education

B.Tech/B.E in Computer Science

Tools

C++ (C++20)

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Apache Spark

Impala

Hadoop

Python

FPGA

Job description

IMC’s Mumbai based C++ Execution development teams work on software that sits directly in the latency-critical loop of our technology stack and touches every part of our organization. From ensuring our connectivity to the market and handling massive amounts of data, to implementing complex trading algorithms and integrating advanced hardware solutions.

Your Core Responsibilities

As a software engineer, you’ll work in multidisciplinary teams alongside other engineers as well as traders, researchers, and quants to deliver challenging projects, while taking ownership for end-to-end product development – from requirements gathering to production. You’ll write reliable, high-performance software while balancing time to production with quality and testability. Advanced automated testing and daily deployments will allow you to achieve agile and incremental benefits.

Within a complex landscape of varying systems and technologies, you’ll be constantly challenged to consider trade-offs between latency, throughput, simplicity, scalability and maintainability.

These are just some of the technologies our C++ software engineers are currently working with: C++ 20, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Impala, Hadoop, Python and FPGAs.

Your Skills And Experience

• Strong academic background in Computer Science (B. Tech/B.E), with 4-8 years of work experience in C++
• Natural problem-solvers, who enjoy tackling fresh challenges each day
• Team players: to succeed, SWEs must be able to build strong relationships with those around them
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English

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.