Data Engineer

Polar Operations LLC (d/b/a IMC Markets) is seeking a Data Engineer in Chicago, IL. 

Your Core Responsibilities

• The Data Engineer builds and administers data workflows in IMC’s evolving, modern big data environment.

• Develop and extend in-house data toolkits based in Python and Java.

• Build data pipelines using big data tools including Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, and AWS.

• Work with our trading and research teams to develop data solutions.

• Assist in identifying solutions that match the problem space and harmonize with our internal data platform.

• Improve the performance of financial analytics platforms built around the big data ecosystem.

Partial telecommuting permitted.

Data Engineer (Requisition ID: 4453344101)

 

Your Skills and Experience

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in computer science or engineering, information technology, or similarly quantitative technology field and six (6) months of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Must have six (6) months experience in the following skill(s):

• Data engineering, systems engineering, or similar in a high-throughput, big data ecosystem;
• Building and administering data workflows using Hadoop, Spark, and SQL, including troubleshooting and root-cause analysis;
• Developing streaming data applications using Kafka;
• Developing and extending data solutions in containerized environments (Docker or Kubernetes) using Java, Python, or common data-science toolkits; and
• Unix scripting (Bash, tcsh, zsh, and Python).

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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$135,000—$220,000 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, 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.