Real-Time Trading Engineer, Strategy & Automation

IMC B.V.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

A global trading firm is seeking a hands-on Trading Engineer in Chicago, Illinois. This role involves monitoring system health during trading, building automations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and 3+ years of experience in systems engineering. The base salary ranges from $130,000 to $215,000, along with potential bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in site reliability or systems engineering.
• Experience in high-performance or real-time systems.
• Hands-on managing production environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health and performance in real time.
• Build tools and automations to eliminate manual processes.
• Collaborate with traders and developers for improvements.
• Propose creative solutions and drive reliability.

Skills

Strong scripting skills

Automation experience (Python, Bash)

Production Linux management

Kubernetes expertise

Proactive problem solving

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Prometheus

SQL/MongoDB

InfluxDB

Kafka

Job description

A global trading firm is seeking a hands-on Trading Engineer in Chicago, Illinois. This role involves monitoring system health during trading, building automations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and 3+ years of experience in systems engineering. The base salary ranges from $130,000 to $215,000, along with potential bonuses and benefits.