Software Engineer Intern

IMC is recruiting for Software Engineer Intern in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

Options market making with a technology-first culture and a lighter maths bar than its Amsterdam neighbour.

What sets IMC apart: Traders and engineers hired into the same programme and trained together. Lower mental maths bar than Optiver, higher weight on logic puzzles. Strong campus presence in the Netherlands, Chicago, and India.

Related preparation: Quantitative Developer (QD) Career Roadmap, Quant Infrastructure Engineer Roadmap, Quantitative Data Engineer Career Roadmap and Algorithmic Trading Developer Career Roadmap.

The role, as IMC describes it, published on May 7, 2026 and reproduced from their job board:

Our summer internship programme in Amsterdam is your chance to experience life as an engineer at IMC. As a Software Engineer Intern, you will go beyond writing code and designing technology: you’ll gain insight into algorithm complexity and data structures, get to know IMC’s unique business model, and build valuable connections with our trading and technology teams. Throughout the summer, you will work on a relevant project while receiving comprehensive support from dedicated internship trainers, and a one-on-one mentor to guide you in your work and professional development. You will benefit from a highly competitive compensation package, fully-furnished corporate accommodation, catered…

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Enhance your knowledge of algorithm complexity, data structures, and writing fluent code

Support the development of our trading platform and software stack

Gain experience across the entire software development lifecycle at IMC especially by collaborating with traders, researchers and hardware engineers

Be an integral part of your team by helping to identify, implement and validate changes to IMC’s trading algorithm and system

Enhance your coding skills by participating in individual and collaborative, competitive hackathons and technology challenges

Attend workshops, presentations, trainings, and social activities alongside the full internship cohort

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

In your penultimate year of study in computer science, software engineering, or a related field graduating in 2028

Proficient experience in a programming language (Java or C++ preferred)