AI Tooling Engineer — Developer Platform Tools

IMC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Paid leave

Insurance

Job summary

IMC Trading’s Development Platform is seeking a Software Engineer in Chicago to build AI-powered engineering workflows and tools that integrate with internal services. You will design, implement, and own features for agent harnesses, workspaces, and context delivery, collaborating with engineers to deliver high-quality, secure software.

You will bring solid software fundamentals and a curiosity about AI tooling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in a relevant role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong programming in Python or Java; experience building developer-facing tools or production systems.
• Understanding of security principles and best practices, including authentication and authorization patterns.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with engineering teams to understand workflows, clarify needs, and shape solutions.
• Own software projects from problem definition and technical design through implementation, rollout, and improvement.
• Develop and extend agent harnesses and workspace capabilities to bring AI coding tools into IMC's engineering workflows.
• Improve how agent workflows access relevant context from internal systems with stakeholders.

Skills

3+ years experience

Strong communication

Python or Java

Security principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

IMC Trading’s Development Platform is seeking a Software Engineer in Chicago to build AI-powered engineering workflows and tools that integrate with internal services. You will design, implement, and own features for agent harnesses, workspaces, and context delivery, collaborating with engineers to deliver high-quality, secure software.

You will bring solid software fundamentals and a curiosity about AI tooling.