Senior Engineering Manager

2 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States NinjaTrader Full time
Join Our Mission to Revolutionize Trading

Welcome to NinjaTrader, where we're on a mission to empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. As a leading trading platform and futures broker, we're dedicated to providing cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey.

About the Role

We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced engineering leader to lead our newly formed Trader Experience team. As a key member of our technology organization, you'll play a critical role in shaping our client-centric web experiences and driving business growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Mentor and manage a diverse team of Software Engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence in execution
  • Assume an active role in the career development of direct reports, providing regular feedback and coaching
  • Engage in hands-on design and ensure alignment of strategy, architecture, tools/methods with software engineers and architects to execute product roadmaps
  • Oversee release processes and ensure smooth deployments, minimizing downtime and impact on users
  • Hire the best talent to help build and grow NinjaTrader's product engineering teams
What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of engineering experience working in agile software engineering teams designing and building external client-facing software products in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic product development environment
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing product-focused engineering teams, ideally in a distributed setting
  • Experience with project management tools such as JIRA
  • A strong frontend web engineering background with deep understanding of core front-end technologies and frameworks: HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, servers-side scripting, websockets, and cloud deployment pipelines
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical problems concisely to a non-technical audience
Our Core Benefits
  • 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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