Graduate Hardware Engineer (2026)

Your IMC Journey as a Graduate Hardware Engineer
As a Graduate Hardware Engineer at IMC, you'll begin your career with a comprehensive five-week Global Trainee Programme led by our experienced engineers and traders, together with fellow graduates from our offices in Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific.
After completing the programme, you'll continue your professional development in yourlocal office, working closely with your mentor, an experienced IMC engineer, to apply what you've learned to real-world, high-impact projects.
Your work will go far beyond coding, you'll gain a deep understanding of IMC's field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development process, learn how technology drives our unique trading strategies, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in both engineering and trading.
Your Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate improvements to IMC's FPGA-based trading systems
• Work hands-on with cutting-edge hardware and development tools to optimise system performance
• Participate in pair programming sessions, peer code reviews, and design discussions to ensure high-quality solutions
• Collaborate with traders and software engineers to deliver robust, low-latency systems
• Continue to grow through workshops, training sessions, and networking events with engineers across all IMC regions

Your Skills and Experience

• Recently graduated (or graduating by 2026) with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience with a hardware descriptive language such as VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (C++ or Python preferred)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges
• Collaborative mindset; you thrive in environments that value creativity, innovation, and teamwork
• A genuine interest in how technology shapes financial markets (no prior finance experience required)
• Available to start full-time in February or August 2026

If you have previously applied for this position and were not selected, you are welcome to reapply in the next recruitment cycle starting September 2026 after further developing your skills.
Due to U.S. consulate restrictions, candidates from certain nations (including Russia, Belarus, and Iran) are required to apply for their visa in a designated third country or to prove strong ties with a country of residency. Since the global traineeship begins shortly after employment starts, there is not enough time to establish the ties with the Netherlands which is needed for approval. As a result, we are unable to proceed with your candidacy for the graduate traineeship programme at this time. We greatly appreciate your understanding and hope to consider you for future opportunities.
If you are a dual passport holder of another nationality, you remain welcome to apply and should inform our campus recruitment team of your situation: [email protected].
About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.