NinjaTrader
Sr. Engineering Manager (Backend, Trading Systems)
NinjaTrader, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Sr. Engineering Manager (Backend, Trading Systems)
at NinjaTrader. Lead the Evaluation Services Engineering (Eval Squad) that powers the infrastructure and tools behind a rapidly growing segment of our business—enabling prop trading evaluation firms on the NinjaTrader/Tradovate platform. The Eval Squad builds the core product surface, APIs, admin tools, risk systems, and onboarding infrastructure used by third-party vendors to launch, operate, and scale their evaluation services. Our work shapes the foundation of our B2B SaaS strategy and vendor success, trader outcomes, and revenue growth.
What You’ll Do
Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team (backend, full-stack, and contractors), fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and agility
Oversee multiple critical workstreams that support, grow, and provide impact to traders and B2B business partners alike
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Solutions Engineering, Data, QA, and Support to deliver impactful solutions for vendors and evaluation traders
Drive engineering delivery, architecture, and operational readiness for the platform components under your domain, including the risk engine, trading permission systems, middleware dashboards, and admin consoles
Partner with Product leadership on roadmap and prioritization aligned to business growth and vendor needs
Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent to support the growth and evolution of the Eval Squad
Uphold engineering quality and execution standards, including code reviews, test coverage, release pipelines, observability, and incident response
What You’ll Need
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of experience in modern software development, with 5+ years in engineering management roles
Demonstrated experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or platform products, ideally involving APIs and user-facing dashboards
Strong backend system design and distributed systems experience; familiarity with GCP, BigQuery, WebSockets, and REST APIs preferred
Proven track record leading cross-functional agile teams and delivering products from inception to production
Experience managing teams across geographies and working with contractors or embedded function groups
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable presenting technical ideas to both engineers and executives
Experience working in a regulated environment (fintech, trading, brokerage) is a plus
Bonus Points For
Experience in futures trading, evaluation trading, or prop firm ecosystems
Familiarity with Tradovate or NinjaTrader APIs, dashboards, and middleware
Background in risk management systems or trading account orchestration
Compensation The salary range for this role will be $190,000 - $220,000 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 15%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Our Core Benefits Include
Generous PTO
7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
1 Service Day Annually
401k with 3.5% Company Match
Paid Parental Bonding Leave
Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
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.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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at NinjaTrader. Lead the Evaluation Services Engineering (Eval Squad) that powers the infrastructure and tools behind a rapidly growing segment of our business—enabling prop trading evaluation firms on the NinjaTrader/Tradovate platform. The Eval Squad builds the core product surface, APIs, admin tools, risk systems, and onboarding infrastructure used by third-party vendors to launch, operate, and scale their evaluation services. Our work shapes the foundation of our B2B SaaS strategy and vendor success, trader outcomes, and revenue growth.
What You’ll Do
Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team (backend, full-stack, and contractors), fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and agility
Oversee multiple critical workstreams that support, grow, and provide impact to traders and B2B business partners alike
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Solutions Engineering, Data, QA, and Support to deliver impactful solutions for vendors and evaluation traders
Drive engineering delivery, architecture, and operational readiness for the platform components under your domain, including the risk engine, trading permission systems, middleware dashboards, and admin consoles
Partner with Product leadership on roadmap and prioritization aligned to business growth and vendor needs
Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent to support the growth and evolution of the Eval Squad
Uphold engineering quality and execution standards, including code reviews, test coverage, release pipelines, observability, and incident response
What You’ll Need
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of experience in modern software development, with 5+ years in engineering management roles
Demonstrated experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or platform products, ideally involving APIs and user-facing dashboards
Strong backend system design and distributed systems experience; familiarity with GCP, BigQuery, WebSockets, and REST APIs preferred
Proven track record leading cross-functional agile teams and delivering products from inception to production
Experience managing teams across geographies and working with contractors or embedded function groups
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable presenting technical ideas to both engineers and executives
Experience working in a regulated environment (fintech, trading, brokerage) is a plus
Bonus Points For
Experience in futures trading, evaluation trading, or prop firm ecosystems
Familiarity with Tradovate or NinjaTrader APIs, dashboards, and middleware
Background in risk management systems or trading account orchestration
Compensation The salary range for this role will be $190,000 - $220,000 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 15%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Our Core Benefits Include
Generous PTO
7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
1 Service Day Annually
401k with 3.5% Company Match
Paid Parental Bonding Leave
Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
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.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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