Sr. Software Engineer II; Python, Backend

Location

Chicago, IL

Welcome to the dynamic world of Ninja Trader! As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, we are on a mission to empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey. Ninja Trader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the world's leading financial markets with confidence.

Over the last 20 years, Ninja Trader has grown to support over 1.9 million users and is a leading futures brokerage worldwide. We are constantly evolving, modernizing the futures industry, and providing dynamic tools, real-time support, and a community of like-minded traders. We strive to empower employees through a dynamic culture focused on social connection, professional development, and employee recognition initiatives.

Join us as we redefine what s possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and work toward becoming the world s top retail-focused trading platform.

Join a collaborative development team building resilient back-end systems that power customer funding and trading. You ll lead development efforts, ensure high uptime, and contribute to real-time data infrastructure that supports our trading operations. This role requires a proactive and self-driven developer with knowledge of current programming languages and technologies and a strong ability to communicate with team members and stakeholders.

The position offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects crucial to the efficiency and success of our trading operations.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Python to facilitate customer funding and trading
• Provide technical leadership within the team
• Collaborate with finance, treasury, new accounts and trading teams to implement accurate and efficient algorithms and tools to support the back-office
• Streamline processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Create and maintain technical documentation for back-office processing systems and workflows
• Keep up-to-date with the latest advancements in Python and retail trading technologies

• BA or MS degree in Computer Science
• 8+ years of software development experience with designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining real-time applications
• Advanced proficiency in Python, with a focus on scalable backend services
• Experience with Linux environments and scripting
• Hands-on experience deploying applications or services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, etc.) is preferred
• Dependable team player with a strong work ethic, exceptional accuracy, good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially across technical and business teams
• Ability to work autonomously and take full ownership of projects
• Financial knowledge is helpful but not required

The salary range for this role will be $ - $ USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 12%. Bonus pay at Ninja Trader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%). Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by Ninja Trader. Ninja Trader offers a 401K plan through ADP with a company match up to 3.5% of employee contributions.

Annual paid time off accrues at 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays.

This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role.

Hybrid:
For Chicago-based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule:
In-office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer:

• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays

• Generous PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
• 1 Service Day Annually
• 401k with 3.5% Company Match
• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by Ninja Trader

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.