CHI - 2026 - Systems Engineer
Role Overview
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
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Nice to Have:
- Experience at a startup or scale-up where you wore many hats and built systems from scratch
- Experience in a fast-paced environment such as trading or financial services
- Interest in applying LLMs and AI to operations (no prior experience required; we’ll help you learn)
- Why You’ll Love This Role:
- A front-row seat to a shift in the industry. Agent-driven development is changing how software is built, and you’ll help define how platform operations keep pace, using AI to do it.
- Real ownership. You’ll be one of the key people in Chicago who understands how our build infrastructure runs end to end, with direct influence on its direction.
- Global impact. Your work supports engineering, research, and trading teams across all of IMC’s offices.
- Startup energy, established firm. IMC has big ambitions and is growing fast, and the change in this space over the past year has been bigger than in the previous five.
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
About IMC
Global market maker and trading firm that combines quantitative research, cutting-edge technology, and deep liquidity to trade across asset classes on exchanges worldwide.
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