Software Engineer - Risk Technology

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

Job summary

IMC Trading seeks a Software Engineer to design and build analytical tools and risk-analytics platforms used across front-to-back trading desks.

You will work with Risk Managers and engineers globally to analyze exposures, build production systems, and deliver dashboards and data pipelines. Strong Java or Python skills and a passion for financial markets are essential. This role offers ownership of projects from concept to production in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong development skills in Java and/or Python.
• Experience building and supporting production systems.
• Interest in financial markets, risk management, data science, and quantitative analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and build analytical tools that help Risk Managers understand portfolio exposures, stress scenarios, capital usage, and emerging risks
• Build high-end dashboards and visualization tools for stakeholders globally
• Work with large data sets and data pipelines supporting storage, retrieval, and analysis across the risk organization
• Partner with Risk Managers to translate ideas into production systems while collaborating with the global risk development organization
• Collaborate with engineering, trading, quantitative research, operations, and data teams across the firm
• Take ownership of projects from concept through production deployment

Skills

Java

Python

Production systems

Risk analytics

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Parquet

Hadoop

Job description

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help build the technology and analytical frameworks used to understand, measure, and optimize risk across the firm's trading businesses.

Working directly with Risk Managers and software engineers globally, you will develop systems that help the firm analyze exposures, scenarios, capital, liquidity, and other risk factors across all asset classes. You will have significant autonomy to improve existing platforms, build new tools, and pursue opportunities that make the risk organization more effective.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining software engineering, data science, and financial markets to solve complex, high-impact problems.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Design and build analytical tools that help Risk Managers understand portfolio exposures, stress scenarios, capital usage, and emerging risks

• Build high-end dashboards and visualization tools for stakeholders globally.

• Work with large data sets, data pipelines that support storage, retrieval, and analysis across the risk organization.

• Partner directly with Risk Managers to identify opportunities and rapidly translate ideas into production systems while collaborating within the firm's global risk development organization.

• Collaborate with engineering, trading, quantitative research, operations, and data teams across the firm

• Take ownership of projects from concept through production deployment

Your Skills and Experience:

• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong development skills in Java and/or Python

• Experience building and supporting production systems

• Interest in financial markets, risk management, data science, and quantitative analysis

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Self-starter with a high degree of ownership and initiative

Preferred Technical Experience

• Distributed systems and service-oriented architectures

• Kubernetes and containerized applications

• React and modern web development

• PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and analytical databases

• Parquet, Hadoop, and large-scale data platforms

• Data pipelines, ETL frameworks, and APIs

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

$175,000—$225,000 USD

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.