Pros: - Top-notch compensation - Brilliant coworkers - Challenging problems - Strong focus on learning and mentorship for new employees - Fun events, happy hours, company trip

Cons: Not a place to coast if that's what you're looking for. IMC expects a lot from employees, and IMC gives you a lot in return.

Pros: IMC pampers its employees with tons and tons of perks and a really nice office. High tech company on the cutting edge of trading. More relaxed environment and friendly people than other trading companies. Good PTO.

Cons: - Not enough managers; only engineers, and engineers usually aren't good at managing. - Poor mentorship.

Pros: - Free lunches - Free massages - Free gym membership - Matching 401k Until the bonus numbers from IMC Chicago were published, I was quite obliviously happy with IMC. Honestly, my favorite part about working at IMC was leaving. I got a nice severance for my noncompete. The other good part about leaving IMC is that I found a job in tech that paid 50% more than what IMC paid me (salary + bonus). Developers skilled in Java, data, and algorithms can make much, much more elsewhere these days.

Cons: The culture is very top-down, command and control. You do what you're told. Your opinion simply doesn't matter. I don't recall a single time I was asked for my input or opinion. Even for things that weren't your mistake, it's normal to be verbally abused and berated in front of everyone. A phrase I guarantee that you'll never hear there is "servant leadership." The management simply does not care about developers. The bottom bucket traders make about 10x the bonuses of the top bucket developers. The two managers were taking about more than everyone else (150 people) combined. The bonus system is not based on merit. Don't even get me started on the sexual harassment culture. There's a reason there are so few females working at IMC.