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Data Engineer Infrastructure

IMC


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 175000 - 175000
Posted: 7 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 2 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are hiring an Engineer to join our Data Engineering Infrastructure team where you will help build and scale the storage and data platforms that power our HFT business. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working close to the bare metal systems. Operating large-scale open-source storage enterprise storagetuning Linux systems for performance automating infrastructure. As our data footprint grows you will play a key part in keeping our infrastructure fast reliable and ready to scale.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Design deploy and operate large-scale data storage infrastructure including Hadoop enterprise storage and S3-compatible platforms
  • Tune Linux systems for I/O throughput and overall performance
  • Automate configuration and deployment using Ansible Puppet or other automation platform
  • Build observability into the platform with Prometheus and related tooling
  • Partner with engineering teams to deliver reliable well-architected data solutions with a focus on Storage and Kafka
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes

Skills & Experience:

  • 5 years of experience in systems engineering with a strong focus on data storage
  • Strong Linux fundamentals debugging skills including performance tuning for I/O throughput
  • Hands-on experience with Ansible and Puppet for configuration management and automation
  • Familiarity with open-source S3 API compliant and enterprise storage technologies
  • Working knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem including YARN
  • Experience in Java and Python
  • Comfort working with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude in an enterprise setting
  • Experience with Prometheus-based monitoring and alerting

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 - $225000 USD

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.


Required Experience:

IC


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IMC

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