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HPC Engineer

Sydney, Australia

At IMC, we harness cutting-edge technology to power world-class trading and research. We’re looking for a HPC Systems Engineer to design, implement, and optimise our global high-performance computing infrastructure. This role will shape the future of our compute platforms, driving innovation, scalability, and efficiency across our research and trading environments.

Your Core Responsibilities:

  • Architect, deploy, and optimise HPC systems for large-scale computing and ML workloads
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging hardware and software to enhance performance and scalability
  • Define and enforce HPC architectural standards and best practices across global teams
  • Implement performance monitoring and analytics tools to drive continuous optimisation
  • Ensure compliance with internal security and regulatory standards across all systems
  • Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and traders to translate computational needs into scalable solutions

Your Skills and Experience

  • Extensive experience in HPC engineering, system design, or a similar role within a large-scale compute environment
  • Deep expertise in HPC system design, performance optimisation, and parallel computing
  • Strong programming background is advantageous, with experience in Python preferable.
  • Experience with storage and job management systems (e.g., Kubernetes, Vast, DDN)
  • Familiarity with high-performance processors, GPUs, and large-scale networking technologies
  • Knowledge of AI/ML frameworks and their integration within HPC systems
  • Excellent communicator with proven ability to influence and align global technical teams

About Us

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 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.

 

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