Linux Engineer

IMC B.V.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance

Job summary

IMC Trading is seeking a Linux Engineer to own and operate a large-scale Linux infrastructure across a global environment, including bare-metal servers and Kubernetes-based workloads.

You will develop Python/Bash tooling, extend monitoring and alerting, and contribute to automation efforts to improve provisioning and fleet visibility.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Linux engineering, administration, and provisioning experience at scale.

Responsibilities

• Apply deep Linux engineering expertise to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues on enterprise systems, ensuring stability and performance.
• Enhance configuration management code and processes that manage over 10,000 bare-metal Linux systems globally.
• Develop and maintain Python/Bash tools to support large-scale Linux systems management.
• Improve provisioning workflows to build bare servers into production-ready platforms.
• Extend Linux-focused metrics, logging, monitoring, and alerting integrations for full fleet visibility.
• Communicate updates and status clearly with peers and stakeholders.

Skills

Linux engineering

Python automation

Ansible

Puppet

Hiera

CI/CD

Git

EBPF

tcpdump

strace

systemd

ntp/ptp

lsof

nc

Networking basics

Docker images

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

AlertManager

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Puppet

Hiera

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

We're seeking a Linux Engineer with deep systems expertise and Python/scripting experience to join our growing global team. You will be responsible for engineering and operating Linux at scale across our mission critical environment, while also improving automation and self-service tools that enhance our ability to manage IMC's servers.

The Linux Engineering team is responsible for the provisioning, configuration, performance, and reliability of a large-scale Linux infrastructure that supports a diverse set of workloads. These include ultra-low latency systems critical to high-frequency trading, as well as high-throughput environments that run research workflows and a wide variety of Kubernetes-based applications. This role requires strong Linux fundamentals applied at scale, with automation as a key enabler for consistency and efficiency across the fleet. Your initiative, collaborative attitude, problem-solving skills, and focus on continuous improvement will help ensure IMC stays competitive by bringing the latest technologies and practices into production.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Apply deep Linux engineering expertise to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues on enterprise systems, ensuring stability and performance
• Enhance configuration management code and processes that we use to manage over 10,000 bare-metal Linux systems globally
• Develop and maintain Python/Bash tools to support large-scale Linux systems management
• Improve provisioning workflows to seamlessly build bare servers into production-ready platforms
• Extend Linux-focused metrics, logging, monitoring, and alerting integrations for full fleet visibility
• Communicate updates and status clearly and frequently with peers and stakeholders through meetings, tracking tickets, code reviews, chats, and merge requests

Your Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on Linux systems engineering, administration, and provisioning expertise applied at scale, preferably on bare-metal systems
• Configuration management at scale, preferably on bare-metal servers with Puppet and Hiera
• Python development for automation, APIs, design, testing, and debugging
• Ansible playbook authorship and complex task automation
• RPM design, build, publishing, and in-house repository management
• CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, branching and merging best practices
• Strong system and network troubleshooting with tools such as EBPF, tcpdump, strace, systemd, ntp/ptp, lsof, and nc
• Networking fundamentals: routing, DNS, TCP/UDP/multicast
• Experience building and publishing Docker images
• Working familiarity with Kubernetes
• Exposure to monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager, with a focus on Linux telemetry and exporter development
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$150,000-$225,000 USD

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.