Summary
Eric Lambert is a Linux engineering leader with over 20 years of experience architecting and operating high‑performance infrastructure for top-tier financial firms, now managing IMC Trading’s global Linux Engineering organization across Chicago, Amsterdam and Sydney. He combines hands-on systems engineering and infrastructure-as-code discipline with people leadership—mentoring teams, driving process automation, and negotiating vendor contracts in high-stakes environments where stability and risk matter. Eric’s career spans senior technical and management roles at IMC, Citadel and Goldman Sachs, where he built resilient Unix/Linux platforms and shaped enterprise architecture and controls. Known for clear communication, management-by-walking-around, and a bias for standardization, he brings a steady, visible presence that elevates team performance and operational reliability.
17 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Geographic Information Science Environmental Science and Forestry, Master of Science (M.S.) Geographic Information Science Environmental Science and Forestry at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
High School, High School at Deerfield High School
German