Analyze exchange technology using quantitative research, optimize trade execution strategies, develop ETL pipelines, and collaborate with traders and engineers.
Technology is at the heart of modern electronic trading. IMC is seeking highly driven individuals to apply quantitative research techniques and practical experimentation to the technology used by exchanges, connectivity providers, and our own systems. As part of our Performance Engineering Team, you will develop new strategies to outpace other market participants in the highly competitive world of ultra-low-latency trading.
Your Core Responsibilities
Your Skills and Experience
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.
Your Core Responsibilities
- Perform quantitative research with large datasets to understand exchange technology.
- Design novel approaches to optimize IMC's trade execution strategies.
- Develop ETL pipelines and algorithms to optimise IMC's ultra-low-latency trading strategies in Python.
- Reverse-engineer and stress-test network and system programming technology to understand them better than the manufacturers.
- Collaborate closely with Traders and with the Hardware and Software Engineers who will implement your ideas.
Your Skills and Experience
- BA/BSc/MA/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or related degree.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language is required. We use Python for data analysis.
- Exceptional quantitative ability and analytical skills.
- Highly motivated to compete and win the world's most competitive markets.
- Experience with statistical modelling, machine learning, or network technology is a plus.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a desire to work cross-functionally across trading and engineering teams.
- Interest in the financial markets; previous knowledge is NOT required.
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.
Top Skills
Python
IMC Trading London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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