IMC Trading tech stack

IMC Trading builds mostly with Python, C++, Java, SQL. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, Linux, PyTorch, TensorFlow. Python is named in 85 of the 148 job postings IMC Trading published in the last 12 months (57%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of IMC Trading, updated Sep 26, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 26, 2026
Technologies in use
114
Postings analysed
148
Open now
132
Modernity
75 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does IMC Trading use?

Python is named in 57% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by C++ (28%), Java (16%), SQL (9%).

Python 85 57% required in 86% · 81 open now · since Feb 2024
C++ 41 28% required in 90% · 39 open now · since Feb 2024
Java 24 16% required in 96% · 22 open now · since Feb 2024
SQL 14 9% required in 86% · 14 open now · since Jan 2025
SystemVerilog 8 5% required in 88% · 8 open now · since Feb 2026
MATLAB 7 5% required in 29% · 6 open now · since May 2026
VHDL 6 4% required in 83% · 6 open now · since Feb 2026
Bash 6 4% required in 67% · 6 open now · since Nov 2025
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Verilog5
Rust3
Kotlin2
Scala2
Go1

What frameworks and libraries does IMC Trading use?

PyTorch is named in 7% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by TensorFlow (5%), Hadoop (3%), JAX (3%).

PyTorch 10 7% required in 90% · 10 open now · since Apr 2025
TensorFlow 8 5% required in 88% · 8 open now · since Apr 2025
Hadoop 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2024
JAX 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2025
Pandas 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2025
CUDA 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2025
Dagster 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
NumPy 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
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Flink2
MLIR2
PyTorch C++2
TensorFlow C++2
UVM2
NCCL1
Polars1
Ray1
cuDNN1
Apache TVM1
Cocotb1
Dask1
Plotly1
Streamlit1
XLA1

What databases does IMC Trading use?

ClickHouse is named in 2% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by PostgreSQL (1%), Apache Iceberg (1%), Delta Lake (1%).

ClickHouse 3 2% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Apache Iceberg 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2025
Delta Lake 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Presto 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Trino 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does IMC Trading use?

Kubernetes is named in 14% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by Linux (14%), Apache Kafka (6%), Spark (3%).

Kubernetes 21 14% required in 62% · 20 open now · since Feb 2024
Linux 20 14% required in 75% · 20 open now · since Feb 2024
Apache Kafka 9 6% required in 78% · 8 open now · since Feb 2024
Spark 5 3% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Feb 2024
Windows 3 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 3 2% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Nov 2025
GitLab CI 3 2% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Jul 2025
Grafana 3 2% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
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CUDA Toolkit2
Amazon S32
TeamCity2
Unix2
Airflow1
Azure1
GCP1
GitHub1
GitLab1
Hugging Face1
Prefect1
SIEM1

What developer tools does IMC Trading use?

Docker is named in 10% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by Prometheus (3%), Ansible (2%), SLURM (2%).

Docker 15 10% required in 53% · 14 open now · since Feb 2024
Prometheus 4 3% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Jan 2025
Ansible 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
SLURM 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2025
Puppet 3 2% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
InfiniBand 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
Model Context Protocol 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2025
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Alertmanager2
Claude Code2
Helm2
Jenkins2
Bazel1
Gradle1
Jupyter Notebook1
Maven1
Microsoft Excel1
Protobuf1
Tcpdump1
TensorRT1
Vitis1
gRPC1
pySpark1
ArgoCD1
Cursor1
Kustomize1
OpenAI Codex1

What AI and ML technologies does IMC Trading use?

LLM is named in 2% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by Claude (1%).

LLM 3 2% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Claude 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does IMC Trading ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 100% of job postings at IMC Trading, followed by Time Series Forecasting (7%), CI/CD (7%), DeFi (3%).

Machine Learning 148 100% required in 18% · 132 open now · since Feb 2024
Time Series Forecasting 10 7% required in 80% · 9 open now · since Dec 2025
CI/CD 10 7% required in 60% · 10 open now · since Feb 2025
DeFi 4 3% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2024
ETL/ELT 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
HPC 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2025
AI Agents 4 3% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Sep 2025
Configuration Management 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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DNS2
Incident Management2
Interpretability2
Quantization2
TCP/IP2
Agentic Workflows1
BGP1
CNN1
FinOps1
IAM1
Platform Engineering1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
VPN1
eBPF1
GitOps1

What does each IMC Trading team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

22 postings
Java16
Python15
C++13
Kubernetes4
Apache Kafka3
Docker3

Data Science

18 postings
Python18
C++6
SQL2

Early Careers

18 postings
Python8
C++5
Java3
PyTorch3
JAX2
TensorFlow2

Finance

16 postings
Python6
SQL3

Hardware

13 postings
C++10
Python7
SystemVerilog7
VHDL5
Verilog5
Linux3

AI/ML

10 postings
Python7
PyTorch5
TensorFlow4
C++2
CUDA2
CUDA Toolkit2

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How much does IMC Trading pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all IMC Trading postings with stated pay: $225k across 45 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python27$225k0%
C++13$225k0%
Linux6$225k0%
SystemVerilog6$225k0%
PyTorch5$300k+33%
TensorFlow5$300k+33%
Java5$225k0%
Kubernetes5$225k0%

How is the IMC Trading stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
TCP/IPSep 2026
KotlinSep 2026
JenkinsAug 2026
TeamCityAug 2026
Claude CodeAug 2026
DNSAug 2026
AnsibleAug 2026
PuppetAug 2026
Rising
Kubernetes4% → 17%
Linux4% → 15%
SQL4% → 12%
Docker4% → 11%
VHDL0% → 5%
Bash0% → 5%
Verilog0% → 5%
CI/CD4% → 8%

How modern is the IMC Trading stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 75/100

IMC Trading scores 75 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the IMC Trading stack in its industry?

Share of the 78 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python88%
C++51%
Java37%
Kubernetes42%
Linux41%
SQL63%
PyTorch19%
Apache Kafka29%
SystemVerilog8%
TensorFlow17%

Questions about the IMC Trading tech stack

What programming languages does IMC Trading use?

The languages named in IMC Trading job postings are Python (57%), C++ (28%), Java (16%), SQL (9%), SystemVerilog (5%), as a share of the 148 postings of the last 12 months.

Does IMC Trading use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 10 of 148 job postings (7%) and required in 9 of them.

What cloud and platforms does IMC Trading use?

The cloud and platforms named in IMC Trading job postings are Kubernetes (21), Linux (20), Apache Kafka (9) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at IMC Trading?

Backend postings at IMC Trading most often require Java (16), Python (15), C++ (13), Kubernetes (4), out of 22 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the IMC Trading tech stack changing?

Yes. TCP/IP, Kotlin, Jenkins, TeamCity first appeared in IMC Trading job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the IMC Trading tech stack?

IMC Trading scores 75 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the IMC Trading tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting IMC Trading publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 148 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "IMC Trading tech stack: 114 technologies from 148 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/imc-trading/technologies

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