I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Sydney) in Aug 2025
Interview
- HR Screening Call
- Take home assignment, use visitor pattern, create rock, paper, scissors game
- In-person 2 hour coding interview, 1st hour work with engineers to design a solution, 2nd hour code the solution live on HR. Problem was to create a matching engine for a trading system
I applied through university. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Chicago, IL)
Interview
for online assessment, there was a question about calculating info from an order book. helps if you know how one works beforehand. only one question and coding preferred in C++ or java.
one technical round and one hr round. technical round was moderately hard. hr round was about your personality, asking about general questions to check if you fit in their workspace.
Coding Challenge, Recruiter Phone Screen, Project Interview, Onsite. Coding Challenge was definitely on the challenging side of those I've taken. They dive deep into your past & current experiences for project interview. Onsite was challenging -- a long problem statement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why IMC? Challenging Project? Favorite language feature?