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IMC Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a IMC Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 21 questions · ~252 min
Artifact Grid ChallengeMedium
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Parse artifact rectangles and searched cells, then count fully and partially discovered artifacts with sets.

bounding boxesArraysAlgorithmsIMC
Path Existence with ConstraintsHard
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Use bounded BFS to determine whether coordinate moves can reach a target without entering perfect-square sum cells.

bfsAlgorithmsedge casesIMC
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Execution6 questions · ~72 min
Choose Monolith or MicroservicesMedium

Evaluate the execution trade-offs between monoliths and microservices and explain how you would choose the right approach.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementIMC
Fault-Tolerant Trading PlatformHard

Tests resilience, redundancy, and recovery strategies for IMC trading systems.

Rollback PlanLaunch PlanningRisk AssessmentIMC
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Pipelines3 questions · ~36 min
Million-TPS Transaction ProcessingHard

Tests scalability and throughput-focused design for IMC transaction processing.

InfrastructureStream ProcessingQualityIMC
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Technical Fundamentals3 questions · ~36 min
C++ std::string Under the HoodMedium

Evaluates understanding of string implementation details and performance implications.

memory managementIMC
Build a HashMap from ScratchMedium

Tests data structure design, collision handling choices, and concurrency considerations.

javaData StructureshashingIMC
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Behavioral & Leadership15 questions · ~180 min
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More topics1 question · ~12 min
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