IMC
Trading Engineer - Execution
$175K–$225K
Chicago, United States · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2025
- Experience
- 2-5+ years in a related role and 2-5+ years of hands-on experience with Linux, networking, and server management.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related engineering discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
About the job
Own and improve live trading execution systems, balancing real-time production support with engineering work to strengthen reliability, performance, and automation.
What you'll do
- Provide operational coverage, troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, and maintain continuity of trading operations.
- Build automation and improve monitoring, observability, resiliency, and system performance; eliminate recurring issues through root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with trading, technology, infrastructure, and exchange partners to optimize market connectivity and system architecture.
What they ask for
- 2-5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Systems Integration, Production Engineering, or a related role in a heavily on-prem environment.
- 2-5+ years of hands-on experience with Linux operating systems, network configuration, and server management.
- Strong understanding of network fundamentals, including routing protocols, TCP/UDP, multicast, network offload, and kernel bypass technology.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash.
Nice to have
- Hands-on technology experimentation through personal projects, home labs, open source contributions, or exploration of operating systems and networking.
Pay
$175,000 — $225,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Python, Bash, TCP/UDP
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