Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer

IMC Trading; Illinois; On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading is seeking a hands-on Trading Engineer to join the Strategy Development team in Illinois. You will own systems powering trading strategies, build automations, and keep operations resilient during fast markets.

Ideal candidates have an SRE/ops background, experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and Python, and a passion for real-time systems. You’ll work with traders, quants, and developers to improve reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations, ideally supporting high-performance or real-time systems.
• A software-development mindset applied to automating operational problems (Python required).
• Hands-on experience managing production Linux and Kubernetes environments.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/MongoDB, InfluxDB, Kafka, or similar technologies.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset. We are looking for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys learning new systems quickly.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit.

Responsibilities

• Be on the front lines of trading: Monitor system health and performance in real time, respond to market-driven incidents, and ensure our systems stay up and fast during trading hours.
• Engineer away the pain: Build tools and automations that eliminate manual processes, scale our reliability, and free time for innovation.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with traders, quants, and developers to deliver high-impact improvements to our trading stack.
• Continuously improve: Challenge existing processes, propose creative solutions, and drive reliability and performance through engineering excellence.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Kafka

MongoDB

InfluxDB

SQL

Job description

IMC Trading is seeking a hands-on Trading Engineer to join the Strategy Development team in Illinois. You will own systems powering trading strategies, build automations, and keep operations resilient during fast markets.

Ideal candidates have an SRE/ops background, experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and Python, and a passion for real-time systems. You’ll work with traders, quants, and developers to improve reliability and performance.