Quant Performance Intern: Low-Latency & ML Research

ittihad medical centre; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 220.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Descripción de la vacante

IMC Trading in Chicago is seeking highly driven interns to apply quantitative techniques and practical experimentation to the technology used by exchanges, connectivity providers, and our own systems.

You will perform quantitative research with large datasets, design novel strategies to optimize IMC’s liquidity taking and quoting for exchange microstructure, and develop ETL pipelines in Python to enhance ultra-low-latency trading.

Formación

• Current university student graduating between September 2027 – July 2028 pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technology field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language is required.
• Exceptional quantitative ability and analytical skills.
• Highly motivated to compete—and win—in one of the world’s most competitive markets.
• Experience with statistical modeling, machine learning, or network technology is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a desire to work cross-functionally across trading and engineering teams.

Responsabilidades

• Perform quantitative research with large datasets to understand exchange technology.
• Design novel strategies to optimize IMC’s liquidity taking and quoting strategies for exchange microstructure.
• Develop ETL pipelines and algorithms in Python to optimize IMC’s ultra-low-latency trading strategies
• Explore novel uses of frontier LLMs to accelerate data and research tasks
• Reverse-engineer and stress-test network and systems programming technologies in order to understand them better than the manufacturers.
• Collaborate closely with Traders and with the Hardware and Software Engineers who will implement your ideas.

Conocimientos

Programming proficiency

Quantitative ability

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Interest in financial markets

Start date awareness

Educación

CS/Engineering student

Graduating Sep 2027 - Jul 2028

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

IMC Trading in Chicago is seeking highly driven interns to apply quantitative techniques and practical experimentation to the technology used by exchanges, connectivity providers, and our own systems.

You will perform quantitative research with large datasets, design novel strategies to optimize IMC’s liquidity taking and quoting for exchange microstructure, and develop ETL pipelines in Python to enhance ultra-low-latency trading.