Linux Engineer
IMC is seeking a Linux Engineer with deep systems expertise and Python scripting experience to join our growing global team. The Linux Engineering team is responsible for the provisioning, configuration, performance, and reliability of a large-scale Linux infrastructure that supports diverse workloads, including ultra-low latency systems critical to high-frequency trading and high-throughput environments for research workflows and Kubernetes-based applications. This role requires strong Linux fundamentals applied at scale, with automation as a key enabler for consistency and efficiency across the fleet.
Key responsibilities include troubleshooting and resolving complex issues on enterprise systems to ensure stability and performance, enhancing configuration management code and processes for managing over 10,000 bare-metal Linux systems globally, developing and maintaining Python and Bash tools to support large-scale Linux systems management, improving provisioning workflows to build bare servers into production-ready platforms, and extending Linux-focused metrics, logging, monitoring, and alerting integrations for full fleet visibility. Effective communication with peers and stakeholders through meetings, tracking tickets, code reviews, chats, and merge requests is also essential.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on Linux systems engineering, administration, and provisioning expertise applied at scale, preferably on bare-metal systems. Experience with configuration management at scale, preferably with Puppet and Hiera, Python development for automation, APIs, design, testing, and debugging, Ansible playbook authorship and complex task automation, RPM design, build, publishing, and in-house repository management, CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, branching and merging best practices, and strong system and network troubleshooting skills are required. A bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, is also necessary.
IMC offers a competitive base salary range of $150,000 to $225,000 USD, with additional discretionary bonuses and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. For more comprehensive information, please visit the IMC Trading benefits page.
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.