NinjaTrader
Welcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader! As an industry‑leading trading platform and futures broker, we empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. Through our award‑winning software and brokerage services, we help seasoned professionals and newcomers alike navigate the world’s leading financial markets with confidence.
Role Overview We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering for our NT Connect Platform—our API‑based brokerage integration layer that powers connections with introducing brokers, fintech partners, and third‑party platforms. This leader will own the evolution of our brokerage APIs, partner onboarding, reliability, and the roadmap for new clearing, trading, and funding APIs. The role combines platform engineering, customer‑facing partnership, and close collaboration across Trading, FCM Operations, Compliance, and Product.
What You’ll Do
Lead the team responsible for enhancing our existing, high‑quality API platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and low‑latency performance
Oversee multiple critical workstreams that support, grow, and provide impact to traders and B2B business partners alike
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Account Managers, Compliance, QA, and Customer Success to deliver impactful solutions for our broker partners
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 partner needs
Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent to support the growth and evolution of the NT Connect team
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)
Strong background in API platform development for external partners (REST, WebSockets or FIX familiarity is a plus)
8+ years of experience in modern software development, with 3+ years in engineering management roles leading 0 to 1 teams
Demonstrated experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or platform products, ideally involving APIs and user‑facing dashboards
Deep understanding of security best practices for exposed APIs, backend services, and cloud infrastructure, including authentication, authorization, entitlements, data isolation, encryption, and auditability
Proven track record leading cross‑functional agile teams and delivering products from inception to production
Familiarity with financial systems, trading concepts (orders, fills, margins), account lifecycle, and regulated workflows (KYC/AML, reporting), enabling compliant, enterprise‑grade API design
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 clients
Experience working in a regulated environment (fintech, trading, brokerage) is a plus
Bonus Points For
Experience in FCM, brokerage, clearing, or embedded finance platforms (Apex/DriveWealth‑style B2B models)
Background in GCP, Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, OpenTelemetry
Experience with multi‑tenant platform architectures and rate limiting strategies
Compensation The salary range is $160,000.00 – $210,000.00 USD with an annual target bonus of 15%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Location & Hybrid Work This role is based in Chicago, IL. Remote flexibility is available for exceptional candidates in selected states. For Chicago‑based employees, we follow a hybrid schedule: in‑office Tuesday through Thursday, remote on Mondays and Fridays. In addition, we offer 20 additional flex remote days annually and 5 company‑wide office‑optional weeks tied to major holidays.
Core Benefits
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
Seniority Level Not Applicable
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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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Role Overview We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering for our NT Connect Platform—our API‑based brokerage integration layer that powers connections with introducing brokers, fintech partners, and third‑party platforms. This leader will own the evolution of our brokerage APIs, partner onboarding, reliability, and the roadmap for new clearing, trading, and funding APIs. The role combines platform engineering, customer‑facing partnership, and close collaboration across Trading, FCM Operations, Compliance, and Product.
What You’ll Do
Lead the team responsible for enhancing our existing, high‑quality API platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and low‑latency performance
Oversee multiple critical workstreams that support, grow, and provide impact to traders and B2B business partners alike
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Account Managers, Compliance, QA, and Customer Success to deliver impactful solutions for our broker partners
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 partner needs
Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent to support the growth and evolution of the NT Connect team
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)
Strong background in API platform development for external partners (REST, WebSockets or FIX familiarity is a plus)
8+ years of experience in modern software development, with 3+ years in engineering management roles leading 0 to 1 teams
Demonstrated experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or platform products, ideally involving APIs and user‑facing dashboards
Deep understanding of security best practices for exposed APIs, backend services, and cloud infrastructure, including authentication, authorization, entitlements, data isolation, encryption, and auditability
Proven track record leading cross‑functional agile teams and delivering products from inception to production
Familiarity with financial systems, trading concepts (orders, fills, margins), account lifecycle, and regulated workflows (KYC/AML, reporting), enabling compliant, enterprise‑grade API design
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 clients
Experience working in a regulated environment (fintech, trading, brokerage) is a plus
Bonus Points For
Experience in FCM, brokerage, clearing, or embedded finance platforms (Apex/DriveWealth‑style B2B models)
Background in GCP, Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, OpenTelemetry
Experience with multi‑tenant platform architectures and rate limiting strategies
Compensation The salary range is $160,000.00 – $210,000.00 USD with an annual target bonus of 15%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Location & Hybrid Work This role is based in Chicago, IL. Remote flexibility is available for exceptional candidates in selected states. For Chicago‑based employees, we follow a hybrid schedule: in‑office Tuesday through Thursday, remote on Mondays and Fridays. In addition, we offer 20 additional flex remote days annually and 5 company‑wide office‑optional weeks tied to major holidays.
Core Benefits
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
Seniority Level Not Applicable
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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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