Software Engineer - Research
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Before you apply
LocationHong Kong
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
DepartmentSoftware Development
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedJul 22, 2026 · 3mo ago
Verified live1d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Jul 22, 202658% of this company's open roles have been listed for 90+ days
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Write production code in both Python and C++
Naturally curious about how other teams' systems work
Enjoy working on many projects at once, seeing connections and opportunities between them which others miss
Motivated to solve issues with whatever tool is best
Like working with research stakeholders across the business and good at figuring out what someone actually needs
Have owned something in production that other people relied on
Skills
Python
C++
About the role
The Research Engineering team develops and deploys the pipelines connecting a research idea all the way to its rollout in production. We exist to ensure that the entire pipeline describing our research is efficient, effective, and scalable. People in our team are avid collaborators and work in tight feedback loops with our researchers. We talk through problems on desk, prepare solutions same day, and work out how to deploy safely for tomorrow.
The scope of the team covers anything that accelerates the path from research to production at massive scale. This could be designing our external data ingestion pipelines, writing our feature discovery and storage systems, building our model validators and experiment trackers, authoring and deploying a bespoke algorithm, or figuring out how to roll out something novel.
We use a broad toolkit including Python, C++ and internal domain-specific languages, and are happy to pick up new tools and languages as required.
About you
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You write production code in both Python and C++. You reach for the second one when it matters, and you know when it does.
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You’re naturally curious about how other teams’ systems work, not just your own, and you often end up being the person who spots where things won’t fit together before it becomes a problem.
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You enjoy working on many projects at once, seeing connections and opportunities between them which others miss.
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You’re motivated to solve issues with whatever tool is best, rather than a preference towards deep specialisation in one area.
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You like working with research stakeholders across the business and you’re good at figuring out what someone actually needs, not just what they asked for.
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You’ve done this commercially. You’ve owned something in production that other people relied on. Not necessarily big, but something you had to maintain, debug and live with long after you shipped it
What you don’t need
A finance background. Every language we touch. A particular set of years in any particular role. We hire engineers who like to solve the problems our traders face - we’ll teach you the context on the ground.
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.