Data Engineer - Infrastructure

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 storage, tuning 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.

Your 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

Your 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 insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$175,000 — $225,000 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.