Data Engineer - Infrastructure
Imc•4h ago
United StatesOnsite$175KFull-time
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- We are hiring an Engineer to join our Data Engineering Infrastructure team
- 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
- 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 (e.g., "vibecoding") 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.
- Salary Range
- $175,000 — $225,000 USD
- 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
- India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders
- business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture
- our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies
- from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Required skills
PythonJavaKafkaS3KubernetesAnsibleLinuxPrometheus