Sr. Engineering Manager (Evaluation Services) at NinjaTrader

Chicago, Illinois, United States

NinjaTrader Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • Highly skilled and experienced engineering leader
  • Ability to lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team (backend, full-stack, and contractors)
  • Capability to foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and agility
  • Experience overseeing multiple critical workstreams
  • Strong collaboration skills with stakeholders across Product, Solutions Engineering, Data, QA, and Support
  • Expertise in driving engineering delivery, architecture, and operational readiness for platform components (e.g., risk engine, trading permission systems, middleware dashboards, admin consoles)
  • Ability to partner with Product leadership on roadmap and prioritization
  • Skills in hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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 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

Skills

NinjaTrader

Comprehensive trading platform for active traders

About NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader provides a trading platform tailored for active traders and small trading firms involved in futures, forex, and options markets. The platform allows users to analyze markets, develop trading strategies, and execute trades. It offers advanced charting, market analysis, and trade simulation tools for free, enabling users to test their strategies without financial risk. NinjaTrader generates revenue through trade commissions, fees for premium features, and partnerships with third-party vendors for additional tools. A key feature is its support for automated trading strategies, allowing users to create algorithmic systems that execute trades based on set criteria, which helps reduce emotional decision-making. The platform also emphasizes risk management, encouraging users to trade only with risk capital. Overall, NinjaTrader aims to help traders make informed and less stressful trading decisions while providing a customizable trading experience.

Denver, ColoradoHeadquarters
2004Year Founded
PRIVATE_EQUITYCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, FintechIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Regulatory scrutiny from recent fines could lead to operational disruptions.
New sentiment tools may not be well-received, affecting user engagement.
Executive changes could lead to strategic shifts misaligned with user expectations.

Differentiation

NinjaTrader offers a free platform for advanced charting and trade simulation.
The platform supports automated trading strategies, reducing emotional decision-making.
NinjaTrader provides extensive third-party add-ons for a customizable trading experience.

Upsides

Increased millennial interest in futures trading expands NinjaTrader's customer base.
Winning Best Brokerage for Futures enhances NinjaTrader's reputation and attracts more traders.
New leadership from Tobin McDaniel may bring strategic insights to fintech offerings.

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