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# Graduate Software Engineer (2027) at IMC

- **Company:** IMC
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Posted:** 2026-07-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/imc/jobs/4667814101

## Job description

Your IMC journey as a Graduate Software Engineer will begin with a five-week Global Trainee Programme led by our seasoned engineers and traders alongside graduates from all three IMC regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. During this traineeship, you’ll deepen your knowledge about trading and financial markets, understand the tools and systems used at IMC, and learn how to write production software, craftsmanship and advanced topics in C++, Java or Python. Your training will continue back at your local office, where you’ll receive support from your dedicated mentor, an experienced software engineer at IMC. What happens next is up to you – on our Execution teams you might build anything from advanced networks to proprietary algorithms, while on our Strategy teams you could design systems powering big data and cutting-edge analytics.

## YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop cutting-edge technology in advanced algorithms
- Support the development of our trading platform and software stack
- Gain experience across the entire software development lifecycle
- Collaborate with traders, quant researchers, and hardware engineers to improve our systems

## YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

- In your ultimate year of study in computer science, software engineering, or a related field graduating, and are seeking to join IMC full-time in February or August 2027
- Proficiency in C++ or Java is required. Additionally, experience with Python is preferred
- A working knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- First-class analytical skills and a desire to solve complicated problems programmatically
- A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)

Please note: You’ll have the opportunity to complete the recruitment process in your preferred programming language (Java or C++). Please note, however, that exclusive use of one language cannot be guaranteed.

Please note: If you have already applied for this position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in Summer 2027. We encourage you to focus on enhancing your skillset before reapplying.

Due to current U.S. immigration and visa restrictions, some candidates may not be eligible to obtain the U.S. business visa required as part of our Global Traineeship Programme. As the programme includes mandatory training in the United States shortly after joining, we are unfortunately unable to proceed with applications from candidates who are unable to obtain the required visa within the programme timeline.

If you are a dual passport holder of another nationality or a European citizen who wants to relocate back to Europe, you remain welcome to apply and should inform our campus recruitment team of your situation: CampusEU@imc.com.

For more information on our technology interview process, please review our preparation guide [here](https://cdn.sanity.io/files/l1io23s3/production/cf48d9c14a5315785738597ea3dda644331bac99.pdf).

## 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.

## About IMC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: IMC is a global trading firm that uses cutting-edge technology, quantitative research, and advanced algorithms to provide liquidity across major asset classes and trading venues worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands (global headquarters); major offices in Chicago, Sydney, Mumbai, and other cities.
- **Founded**: 1989
- **Founders**: Two traders (names not publicly disclosed) who met on the floor of the Amsterdam Equity Options Exchange.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Proprietary Trading, Market Making, Financial Technology
- **Target customers**: Institutional clients, exchanges, ETF issuers, buy-side firms, and other market participants. **B2B** focus.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To be the world’s leading trading firm, supporting fair and transparent markets by providing significant liquidity and competitive pricing. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)

## Products & Services
- **ETF Market Making**: Acts as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) in more than 150 US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- **Options Wholesaling**: A top-3 liquidity provider by volume traded in listed options globally, with connectivity to all OCC venues.
- **Institutional Sales**: Provides off-screen trading for buy-side firms.
- **Crypto Solutions**: Offers global coverage of crypto products including spot, perps, futures, and options, both on- and off-chain.
- **Multi-Asset Class Trading**: Develops innovative technologies and algorithms to trade in all major asset classes on more than 120 venues globally.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Over 2,070 employees across 10 global offices as of 2025/2026. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held; no external investors disclosed. Key partners include major global exchanges and clearing houses (e.g., OCC).
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Employee count grew from +1,900 to +2,070 in recent years.
    - Operates 9,000+ servers across 9 countries and processes petabytes of data daily.
    - Expanding into crypto and new asset classes.
    - Committed to being Net Zero by 2040.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology & Infrastructure**: A world-class technology backbone with 9,000+ servers, petabytes of data processing, and early adoption of AI/ML.
- **Longevity & Experience**: 36+ years of trading history and deep expertise across multiple asset classes.
- **Global Scale**: 24/7 liquidity provision across 120+ trading venues in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India.
- **Talent Density**: A flat, non-hierarchical culture that attracts top quant researchers, engineers, and traders from 70+ nationalities.
- **Culture of Ownership**: Employees are given significant responsibility early on, with a focus on collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.

## Strategic Focus
- **Quantitative Research & Tech**: Continually investing in quant research, AI, machine learning, and large-scale computing to generate alpha.
- **Global Expansion**: Expanding across new markets and asset classes, including crypto.
- **Sustainability**: Committed to being Net Zero by 2040 and making a positive impact through the IMC Foundations, focusing on education.
- **Talent Development**: Investing heavily in graduate and intern training programs (Graduate Traineeship, Launchpad) to build the next generation of talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: High-performance, collaborative, and non-hierarchical. 87% of employees say "IMC is a great place to work" (+4% vs global top-10%). [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
- **Work Environment**: Office-based (no remote policy indicated). Offers free catered breakfast and lunch, snacks, drinks, and Friday socials. Regular team events including an annual weekend trip.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive compensation with subsidized gym memberships, ergonomic desks, and health/well-being programs.
- **Learning & Development**: Extensive internal and external training programs. Graduates undergo a multi-week Graduate Traineeship (Trading School, Development School, FPGA School).
- **Diversity**: Employees represent 70+ nationalities, with a strong commitment to D&I.
- **Giving Back**: A share of profits is donated to non-profits, with a focus on education. Employees get volunteer time, donation matching, and grants.

## Sources
1. [IMC Homepage](https://www.imc.com/us/)
2. [IMC Careers Page](https://www.imc.com/us/careers)
3. [IMC Who We Are](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
4. [IMC Culture & Values](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
5. [IMC Recruitment Process](https://www.imc.com/us/careers/recruitment-process)

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