3+ years of experience in software engineering or data engineering focused on operations
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar field preferred
Proficient in Python, with experience in PySpark and Pandas
Experience with production ETLs or data processing systems
Familiar with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD (GitLab preferred)
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Ability to take ownership in performance-critical environments
Responsibilities
Own and ensure the health of the Performance Team's data platform
Monitor and maintain ETLs and data pipelines for accuracy and stability
Design and execute data quality checks, reports, and alerts
Investigate and resolve data issues and pipeline failures
Troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipeline issues related to performance workflows
Monitor workloads to identify and resolve resource imbalances
Build and maintain operational tooling and documentation
Benefits
Discretionary bonus eligibility
Paid leave
Insurance options
Full Job Description
We are looking for a data-focused engineer with a strong operational focus to support the Performance Team's data platform at IMC. This role is responsible for the reliability, correctness, and performance of data systems that directly support performance analysis and decision-making.
The role is production-facing and works closely with the Performance team and aligned stakeholders to ensure data workflows are robust, observable, and efficient.
What you'll do:
Own the operational health of the Performance Team's data platform
Monitor and maintain ETLs and data pipelines for correctness, timeliness, and stability
Design and maintain data quality checks, reports, and alerting specific to performance data
Investigate and resolve data issues and pipeline failures, driving problems to root cause
Own and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipeline issues related to performance data workflows
Monitor workloads and resource usage; identify and resolve imbalances and bottlenecks
Build and maintain operational tooling, automation, and runbooks
Continuously tune data pipelines and workloads to improve performance and resource efficiency
What you bring:
3+ years of experience in software engineering or data engineering with an operational or production focus
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field is strongly preferred
Proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience using PySpark and Pandas
Experience supporting production ETL or data processing systems
Familiarity with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD systems (GitLab preferred)
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Comfortable taking ownership in a performance- and reliability-critical environment
Nice to Have
Experience working with performance-critical or high-throughput systems
Exposure to workload scheduling, resource management, or cluster-based compute
What Success Looks Like
Performance data pipelines are reliable, observable, and trusted
Issues are detected early and resolved quickly with clear root-cause ownership
Workloads are well-balanced and systems run efficiently
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
$185,000-$225,000 USD
About IMC
IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world. Founded in 1989 as International Market makers Combination, the company employs over 1100 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong and Mumbai.
IMC is a technology-driven trading firm active in over 100 trading venues throughout the world and offering liquidity to over 200,000 securities. IMC makes markets in the major exchange-traded instruments – equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies – on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, and CME exchanges.
