Machine Learning Engineer

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Amsterdam
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Software
IMC is a proprietary trading firm powered by research and technology.
The Role
As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will develop large-scale ML systems for deployment, focusing on low-latency inference and optimal training pipelines. Collaborate with researchers and engineers to enhance GPU acceleration techniques and improve real-time prediction capabilities amid high-frequency trading environments.
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As a Machine Learning Engineer, 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.
This is a unique opportunity to solve problems at the intersection of advanced machine learning and trading, where your contributions will shape the future of IMC's technology and trading capabilities.
Your 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


Your 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 is a strong plus
  • Strong engineering skills, including Python, CUDA, or C++
  • Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
  • Proficiency in GPU programming for training and inference acceleration (e.g., CuDNN, TensorRT)
  • 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 is a plus


About Us
IMC is a leading 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, and Asia Pacific, 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.

Top Skills

C++
Cuda
Python

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,622 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

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, and Asia Pacific, 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.

Why Work With Us

At IMC, the best ideas win, regardless of hierarchy. We’ve done away with artificial barriers and prioritize our employees. As a result, our people can explore their potential without limits, developing and implementing the systems and strategies that have made us one of the world’s leading liquidity providers.

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