JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD
Welcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader! As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, we're on a mission to empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. How do we do it? We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey. Whether a seasoned pro or just starting out, NinjaTrader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the world's leading financial markets with confidence.
Our growth story is nothing short of exhilarating. Over the last 20 years, NinjaTrader has been dedicated to understanding and supporting traders on their journey toward trading triumph. In the last 5 years alone, our user base has grown by 400% to over 2 million users and we have become the number one rated futures brokerage worldwide.
But we're not stopping there. We're constantly evolving, pushing boundaries, and modernizing the futures industry. Our commitment to innovation means users will always have access to dynamic tools, real-time support, and a community of like-minded traders.
So, why work at NinjaTrader? Here, you're not just part of a team; you're part of a movement. We empower employees to reach new heights in their careers by providing a dynamic culture focused on social connection, professional development, and employee recognition initiatives. Sounds too good to be true? Take it from our employees.
Join us as we redefine what's possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and continue our journey toward becoming the world's top retail-focused trading platform in the world.
About you:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. Successful candidates in this role will have breadth and depth of experience in various specialties, such as software engineering, Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), data pipelines, and more, to help accelerate NinjaTrader’s Software Development Life Cycle. As part of the Platform Engineering team, you will help design and build solutions that allow our engineers to move fast while reliably and safely releasing code into our global cloud infrastructure. You will also be responsible for deploying single-cluster and multi-cluster services to Kubernetes clusters multiple times a day.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact across the entire engineering organization at NinjaTrader, influencing the productivity and efficiency of the entire engineering organization. You will collaborate closely with multiple engineering teams, including product engineering, infrastructure engineering, and technical operations, to ensure seamless integration and alignment with company goals. Additionally, you will work closely with technical leadership to inform technical strategy, drive innovation, and ensure that our platform is optimized for scalability, reliability, and performance.
What you'll do:
- Multi-Platform CI/CD Pipeline Ownership: Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines tailored to our web, mobile (iOS and Android), and desktop platforms, ensuring a lean and efficient build, test, and deployment process across all platforms and multiple environments.
- Platform-Specific Automation: Develop automation solutions for deploying updates to web (React, NextJS, or similar frameworks), mobile (Flutter apps for iOS/Android), and desktop platforms (Electron or other frameworks). Ensure platform-specific configurations and optimizations are incorporated.
- Feature Flag Integration: Standardize and improve our feature flagging system to enable incremental releases, A/B testing, and gradual feature rollouts across web, mobile, and desktop environments.
- Canary & Blue/Green Deployments: Design and implement canary and blue/green deployment strategies across web, mobile, and desktop platforms to ensure seamless, low-risk rollouts of new features and services.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Leverage IaC tools like Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management for all platforms.
- Monitoring and Reliability: Collaborate with SRE and QA teams to build reliable monitoring and alerting systems, ensuring the health and performance of web, mobile, desktop and our trading platforms.
- Cross-Platform Collaboration: Work closely with product engineering, operations, and other cross functional teams to ensure timely feature delivery and platform-specific requirements are met, focusing on scalability, security, and performance.
- Security & Compliance: Implement best practices around security and compliance (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS) in the software delivery lifecycle, ensuring all deployments for web, mobile, and desktop platforms meet regulatory standards.
What you need:
- 8+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or platform engineering roles, with experience supporting web, mobile, and desktop platforms.
- CI/CD Mastery: Demonstrable experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for web (e.g., React), mobile (iOS/Android with Jenkins, Github Actions), and desktop platforms (e.g., Electron).
- Feature Flagging Expertise: Experience in designing and implementing feature flagging systems (e.g., LaunchDarkly, or custom-built systems) for web, mobile, and desktop applications.
- Deployment Strategies: Strong experience with deployment strategies like canary releases, blue/green deploys, and rolling updates in production environments across multiple platforms.
- Platform-Specific Knowledge: Familiarity with build systems, deployment pipelines, and platform-specific requirements for mobile (iOS, Android) and desktop (Electron) apps.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, with deep knowledge of services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, and Kubernetes. In-depth knowledge of networking, security, and identity management in cloud environments.
- Scripting & Automation: Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or Go) and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Helm.
- Observability: Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar, to ensure system health and reliability across all platforms.
- Collaboration: Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills. Able to influence technical decisions across teams and mentor junior engineers.
Our Core Benefits Include:
- Hybrid Schedule with Extra Remote Flexibility (Totalling over 55% remote time)
- Generous PTO
- 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
- 1 Service Day Annually
- 401k with 3.5% Company Match
- Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
- Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Transit and Parking
- Gym Membership
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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What We Do
More than 1.8 million futures traders trust NinjaTrader's award-winning software and brokerage services to help them trade smarter. Since 2003, we've been building better futures for all traders by making futures trading more accessible, scalable, and user-friendly.
As a bold, innovative thought leader in the trading space, we build products and services that empower active futures traders to easily analyze and react to data from the world's leading financial markets. Veteran and new futures traders alike look to us for our always-on support, daily free education and analysis, access to developer apps, and much more.
We believe in the power of innovation to drive futures trading forward. Together, we continue to redefine what's possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and provide the best tools, support, and experiences to the fast-growing retail futures trading community.
Located in Chicago, our entrepreneurial, employee-centric culture is inspiring, innovative, and inviting. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity, so our team members feel at ease to be themselves and empowered to deliver the work they do best.
Why Work With Us
Our team members are our #1 asset and the signature ingredient to our success. When you join NinjaTrader, you become part of an innovative, forward-looking community that encourages creativity, collaboration and camaraderie to deliver the best futures trading experience possible to our more than 1.8 million users. See why better futures start here.
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