Data Engineer - Infrastructure
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IMC Trading, a global high-frequency trading firm, is hiring a Data Engineer for its Infrastructure team in Chicago. This hands-on role focuses on building and scaling storage and data platforms (Hadoop, S3-compatible, enterprise storage) and tuning Linux for I/O performance. Requires 5+ years of systems engineering experience, proficiency with Ansible/Puppet, Java/Python, and familiarity with Kubernetes and Prometheus. Base salary ranges from $175,000 to $225,000 USD, plus discretionary bonus and benefits.
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.
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
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.
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.
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