Backbone Network Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Backbone Network Engineer to join our global network this role you will design implement and optimize the backbone infrastructure that underpins our global trading operations. Youll work closely with engineers worldwide to ensure our network continues to deliver the ultra-low latency high availability and robust security required to maintain our competitive edge.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and optimize backbone infrastructure for high-speed low-latency data transmission and scalability.
• Deploy and configure high-performance routing and optical hardware to minimize congestion and maximize availability.
• Engineer low-latency routing paths between data centers trading venues and counterparties.
• Proactively detect troubleshoot and resolve network issues using advanced monitoring and analysis tools.
• Plan and scale backbone capacity to support global growth.
• Partner with trading development and infrastructure teams to integrate network changes seamlessly into production.
• Collaborate globally to maintain documentation policies and operational standards.

Skills and Experience:

• 5 years of experience in network engineering with a focus on backbone or large-scale infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of routing protocols (BGP IS-IS MPLS PIM Segment Routing) and traffic engineering.
• Expertise with routers switches and optical networking technologies (DWDM/ONS).
• Strong troubleshooting skills across LAN unicast/multicast routing and packet-level analysis.
• Experience with network automation and scripting (Python Bash Ansible).
• Proven ability to solve complex problems quickly and effectively.
• Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations during trading hours and critical events.

While this is a hybrid position we expect an in-office presence in our Chicago office 3-4 times per week

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 visit Benefits - US IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$175000$240000 USD

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989 weve 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.