IMC
Data Engineer - Infrastructure
$175K–$225K
Chicago, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of systems engineering experience focused on data storage.
About the job
Build, operate, and scale storage and data infrastructure supporting IMC’s high-frequency trading business.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, and operate storage infrastructure, including Hadoop, enterprise storage, and S3-compatible platforms.
- Tune Linux systems and automate infrastructure configuration and deployment.
- Build platform observability and collaborate on reliable data solutions focused on storage and Kafka.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of systems engineering experience focused on data storage.
- Strong Linux fundamentals and debugging skills, including I/O performance tuning.
- Hands-on Ansible and Puppet experience for configuration management and automation.
- Working knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem, including YARN; Java and Python experience; and Prometheus-based monitoring and alerting.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with open-source, S3 API-compliant, and enterprise storage technologies.
Pay
$175,000 — $225,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Hadoop, YARN, Linux, Ansible, Puppet, Prometheus, Kafka, Kubernetes
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude in an enterprise setting.
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