Python Software Engineer

IMC•New York, NY

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

Polar Operations LLC (dba IMC Markets) has multiple openings for Python Software Engineer. This role involves implementing software features and components for IMC's trading systems, designing software solutions independently, and making architectural decisions. Responsibilities include debugging and fixing software issues, identifying complex multi-component issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing preventative solutions. Ensuring code quality and system reliability through comprehensive automated testing is crucial. The role also involves contributing to the automated testing framework, owning critical trading system components, and ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability across regions. Participation in code reviews, monitoring system performance and trading operations, and collaborating with traders and other teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions are key aspects. Additionally, the position requires participation in planning, estimating task complexity, and balancing technical debt with feature development. Mentoring and guiding junior developers and interns is also part of the role. Partial telecommuting is permitted. Multiple positions are available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer science, Computer Engineering, or a similarly quantitative and technical field
One (1) year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation
Applying analytical and engineering techniques to solve complex problems programmatically
Programming with Python
Developing and implementing algorithms and data structures
Software development lifecycle and best practices
Designing and developing software applications in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
Experience with DevOps, databases, big data, or frontend frameworks
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux environments
Experience working with financial data
Foundational knowledge of quantitative trading concepts and equity/index options
Exposure to web/API frameworks such as FastAPI and React
Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
Experience collaborating with trading desks and developing software for use in a quantitative trading environment
Experience with the following tools: Team City, JIRA ticket management, Gerrit code review tool, GitLab, uv, Gitlab CI, py-spy, memray, and Python Packaging
Experience with the following libraries: Pandas, Polars, NumPy, Tensorflow, Scikit, scikit-learn, cvxpy, and Pytest

Responsibilities

Implement software features and components for IMC's trading systems
Design software solutions independently and make architectural decisions
Debug and fix software issues in trading systems
Identify complex multi-component issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative solutions
Ensure code quality and system reliability through comprehensive automated testing
Contribute to the automated testing framework, own critical trading system components, and ensure reliability, performance, and scalability across regions
Participate in code reviews
Monitor system performance and trading operations
Collaborate with traders and other teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Participate in planning, estimate complexity of tasks, and help balance technical debt with feature development
Mentor and guide junior developers and interns, helping them understand IMC's systems and development practices