NinjaTrader Looking for Software Engineer – Back End at Chicago, IL Full Time

NinjaTrader is an investor-backed, growth stage FinTech company servicing hundreds of thousands of traders by providing award-winning software and brokerage services. We are building products and services which empower active traders to easily analyze and react to data from the world’s leading financial markets. Located in Chicago, our unique employee-centric company culture is one that our team finds inviting, comfortable and fun. Please visit www.ninjatrader.com to learn more about our business.

You will work alongside NinjaTrader’s talented development team, designing, building, and deploying back-end server solutions dealing with distributing large amounts of data. Responsible for writing code, developing automated unit tests, and deploying your software onto production systems. You will be expected to be pro-active, self-driven, and knowledgeable in current programming languages and technologies. You will be responsible for your application’s quality, uptime, and resilience. This position requires a strong ability to communicate with various team members and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Implementing real time applications that handle large amounts of data
• Managing the full software lifecycle, including Development, testing, reviewing, deploying, maintaining
• Working in an agile environment
• Direct contact with project managers to help deliver solutions

Key Position Requirements:

• BA or MS degree in Computer Science
• 3+ years of software development experience with designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining real-time applications
• Proficiency in Java (and Scala is a PLUS)
• Professional Experience with Kubernetes and cloud services, such as Google Cloud Platform
• Dependable team player with a strong work ethic, exceptional accuracy, good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comfort resolving uncertainty and communicating for issue resolution
• Ability to take full ownership (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, iterate) of projects

Base Compensation: Up to $130,000 depending on experience or Up to $160,000 with appropriate Scala experience

Our Benefits:

• Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
• 401k with Company Match
• Life and Disability Insurance covered 100% by NinjaTrader
• Generous PTO
• 7 paid holidays annually

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.