Graduate Hardware Engineer
- Salary
- $200,000
- Level
- Junior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Having the best technology drives our business. As a Hardware Engineer at IMC, you are responsible for spotting new opportunities, solving problems and developing new technologies. Our Hardware development process is innovative, pragmatic and fun, even as complexity grows. You will collaborate with team members and receive support from both a mentor and a lead who will oversee your projects and professional development.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Enhance your knowledge of trading, algorithm complexity, system design, and coding
- Work within different systems involving a mix of software and cutting-edge hardware technologies
- Develop hardware designs and tests
- Drive projects from ideation to production
- Explore innovative low-latency techniques to implement within our trading system
- Build relationships across our technology and trading teams
Your Skills and Experience:
- Current university student graduating between September 2026 – July 2027 that is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related degree
- Strong analytical skills and a desire to solve complex problems programmatically
- Proficient in SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, or other RTL programming (additional software experience is a plus; C++, Python, or similar)
- Desire to collaborate with non-engineers in a dynamic environment
- Interest in the Financial Markets; previous knowledge is NOT required
- Must be available for full-time employment starting in February or August 2027
You may submit one application per role each year. We strongly encourage you to focus on applying to a single role that best matches your skills and interests. Though you may apply to multiple roles, please note that each application will be evaluated based on the specific criteria established for that particular role. 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 2027.
The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
Base Salary: $200,000
IMC's standard text
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.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
VHDL · Verilog
Rare in IMC's other 74 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
C++
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
In most of IMC's ads
Machine Learning · Python
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
79% of this description is written for the role. The rest is IMC's standard text, folded away below.
Read against IMC's other open postings on this site.
The team: Development (Group) HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 37 open in Development (Group). 5 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Machine Learning (37 of 37), Python (27 of 37), C++ (22 of 37), Java (17 of 37), Linux (10 of 37), Kubernetes (9 of 37), Docker (7 of 37)
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- Software Engineer (Java) - Global Research Platform posted Sep 16
- Graduate Hardware Engineer posted Sep 14
- Performance Engineer posted Sep 10
- Quant Performance Engineer Intern - Summer 2027 posted Aug 27
- Quant Performance Engineer posted Aug 27
- Systems Engineer - AI Safety and Tooling posted Aug 26
- Software Engineer - Development Platform posted Aug 26
- Software Engineer – Application Platform posted Aug 14
- Software Engineer Intern 2027 posted Aug 12
- C++ Software Engineer, Early Careers posted Aug 5
- Graduate Software Engineer (2027) posted Jul 31
- C++ Software Engineer posted Jul 20
- Software Engineer - Risk Technology posted Jul 17
- Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027 posted Jul 1
- Graduate Software Engineer posted Jul 1
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Jun 26
- Hardware Engineer posted Jun 24
- Quantitative Developer - Python posted May 29
- Software Engineer Intern posted May 7
- Java Software Engineer posted May 4
- Data Platform Operations Engineer – Performance posted Apr 8
- Java Software Engineer (Power/Gas) posted Apr 2
- C++ Software Engineer posted Mar 18
- C++ Software Engineer posted Jan 19
- Software Engineer – AI Powered Engineering posted Sep 26
- C++ Software Engineer posted Sep 12
- Graduate Software Engineer (2026) posted Aug 27
- Performance Engineer posted Jul 25
- Python Software Engineer posted Jul 9
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Apr 1
- Quant Developer DeFi - Digital Assets posted Jul 24
From the team and dates on IMC's own job board.
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