Machine Learning Engineer

As a Machine Learning Engineer at IMC Trading, you will play a pivotal role in building systems that drive the training and deployment of large-scale ML models across our global operations. You'll collaborate with leading researchers, hardware experts, and software engineers to build robust solutions that maximize the potential of GPU acceleration, distributed computing, and the latest open‑source tools. Your work will influence our trading strategies by accelerating experimentation cycles that foster continuous innovation and refinement.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop large‑scale distributed training pipelines to manage datasets and complex models

• Build and optimize low‑latency inference pipelines, ensuring models deliver real‑time predictions in production systems

• Develop libraries to improve the performance of machine learning frameworks

• Maximize performance in training and inference using GPU hardware and acceleration libraries

• Design scalable model frameworks capable of handling high‑volume trading data and delivering real‑time, high‑accuracy predictions

• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to automate ML experiments, hyperparameter tuning, and model retraining

• Partner with HPC specialists to optimize workflows, improve training speed, and reduce costs

• Evaluate and roll out third‑party tools to enhance model development, training, and inference capabilities

• Dig into the internals of open‑source ML tools to extend their capabilities and improve performance

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in machine learning with a focus on training or inference systems

• Hands‑on experience with real‑time, low‑latency ML pipelines in high‑performance environments

• Strong engineering skills, including Python, CUDA, or C++

• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensor Flow, or JAX

• Proficiency in GPU programming for training and inference acceleration (e.g., CuDNN, Tensor

RT)

• Experience with distributed training for scaling ML workloads (e.g., Horovod, NCCL)

• Exposure to cloud platforms and orchestration tools

• A track record of contributing to open‑source projects in machine learning, data science, or distributed systems

Base Salary Range
$175,000 – $250,000 USD

All full‑time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance.

About IMC Trading

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 a uniquely collaborative, high‑performance culture and a commitment to giving back.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

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