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Trading Engineer - Strategy

IMC · Chicago, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
IMC's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of IMC's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at IMC
high
176 stale, 1 reposted of 177 open
Hiring momentum
207 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from IMC's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for IMC.

About this role

As a Trading Engineer on the Strategy Development team, you will be responsible for monitoring system health and performance during trading hours, responding to incidents, and ensuring system reliability. You'll build tools and automations to improve efficiency and collaborate with traders and developers to enhance the trading stack. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of IMC as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
  • 3+ years in site reliability, systems engineering, or technical operations, ideally supporting high-performance or real-time systems
  • A software-development mindset applied to automating operational problems (Python required)
  • Hands-on experience managing production Linux and Kubernetes environments
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Prometheus, SQL/MongoDB, InfluxDB, Kafka, or similar technologies
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset
  • Thrives under pressure and enjoys learning new systems quickly

What you get

  • Base salary range of $175,000 — $225,000 USD
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Paid leave
  • Insurance

Worth weighing

  • Fast-paced environment where milliseconds matter
  • Role may involve high-pressure situations
  • Focus on automating operational problems may limit exposure to other engineering areas

Summarised from IMC's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by IMC on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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