IMC Trading ยท 4 months ago
Research Engineer
Chicago, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$175K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expIMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. As a Research Engineer, you will build scalable research platforms and collaborate with quantitative traders and researchers to innovate and refine trading strategies.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Develop high-throughput, scalable research platforms, with a focus on the interaction between data, ML pipelines and back testing
Guide tooling to facilitate unconstrained experimentation at a large scale; generalize tooling across asset classes, horizons and trading strategies
Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to investigate and evaluate research ideas and to develop scientific libraries to share findings
Evaluate and roll out third-party tooling (e.g., MLflow; Neptune; Ray); lead implementation and optimization of our research tools
Create efficient processes for reproducible research
Design scalable model frameworks capable of handling high-volume trading data and delivering real-time, high-accuracy predictions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in designing research platforms in trading environments
Previous experience working with ML methodologies and frameworks such as LLMs, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, etc
Software development experience in C++ or Java + proficiency in Python
Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
Preferred
Hands-on experience with ML pipelines in high-performance (real-time, low latency) environments is a strong plus
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Paid leave
Insurance
Company
IMC Trading
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone.
Founded in 2022Klein Amsterdam, Gelderland, NLD
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christine Hansen
Managing Director / CEO
Robbert Heederik
CTO, IMC Markets
Recent News
2022-05-31
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