Software Engineer

IMC is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Chicago team. You’ll be at the heart of our collaboration with quant researchers and traders, working to understand their workflows and deliver infrastructure and tools that support large-scale computation, research, and market data analysis.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable systems for compute, data access, and research tooling.


• Develop infrastructure to handle large-scale jobs and complex storage challenges.


• Collaborate with researchers and traders to understand their needs and rapidly prototype solutions.


• Support a global team by contributing to tools and systems used across multiple regions.


• Iterate quickly based on user feedback and usage patterns to continuously enhance usability and performance.


• Ensure seamless access to historical reference data and market data.

Your Skills and Experience

• 3+ years software engineering experience with a strong proficiency in Java and Python.


• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.


• Deep understanding of large-scale systems, big data infrastructure, and high-performance storage.


• Strong interest in working alongside traders and researchers, and a drive to improve their day-to-day experience.


• Comfortable with fast iteration loops, prototyping, and adjusting solutions in response to feedback.

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—$200,000 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.