In 2023, IMC acquired Altas Technologies, a rapidly growing algorithmic trading firm with the ambition of creating tomorrow’s most technically advanced trading stack. By combining Altas’ highly advanced trading strategies with IMC’s execution and scaling capabilities, this move strengthens IMC's position in the market and is an important step towards ensuring stability and long-term growth for the firm.
At Altas Technologies we build robust, fully automated systems to predict and trade cryptocurrency markets and are in the process of extending our trading capabilities from crypto to global equity markets. You’ll join at a very exciting time in the growth of the team, and will be able to contribute to our success in scaling the strategy beyond crypto to the equities markets. As a technology-oriented and scientifically-minded group, we design and build our own cutting-edge systems, from high-performance trading platforms to large-scale data analysis and research infrastructure.
Your Core Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Operations Engineer to join our high-performance, dedicated, multi-disciplinary team, with a background in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Robotics, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics. The one thing we all have in common, regardless of our individual backgrounds, is a creative and scientific mindset. You will not get a lot of top-down instruction. You'll get directional advice, useful frameworks, access to interesting challenges, and plenty of freedom to execute as you see fit. We are meritocratic by nature and believe that empowering talent in our organization is the only way to achieve our highly ambitious goals.
We are looking for a passionate Operations Engineer who will:
- ensure uptime and reliability of applications and systems.
- develop automation tools and scripts to reduce operational overhead.
- monitor system performance, proactively identify issues via root-cause analysis, and implement solutions while communicating incident status and resolutions in a clear and timely manner.
Your Skills and Experience
- Bachelors in any technical field of study, with 3+ years of experience in operational engineering (or cloud / systems engineering more generally).
- Proven experience supporting high-performance applications and automation tooling.
- Proficiency in scripting language like Python and Bash. Interest in Rust is preferred.
- Experience with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), orchestration tools (Kubernetes), observability tools (Prometheus), cloud platforms (AWS), and databases (PostgreSQL) is a must. Experience with Terraform would be preferred.
- Hands-on experience with messy (real-world) datasets, and trading more generally preferred.
- Strong eye for detail and highly structured, keen to learn about business logic and the intricacies of complex data.
- Serious about clean code, simple but well-architected systems, and continuous improvement
- Sense of ownership taking full responsibility and accountability for your contributions
About Us
IMC is a leading trading firm, known worldwide for our advanced, low-latency technology and world-class execution capabilities. Over the past 30 years, we’ve been a stabilizing force in the financial markets – providing the essential liquidity our counterparties depend on. Across offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our talented employees are united by our entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional culture, and commitment to giving back. It's a strong foundation that allows us to grow and add new capabilities, year after year. From entering dynamic new markets, to developing a state-of-the-art research environment and diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to imagine what could be and work together to make it happen.
