NinjaTrader · 2 days ago
Engineering Manager, NT Connect
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expNinjaTrader is an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker dedicated to empowering traders. The Engineering Manager will lead the engineering efforts for the NT Connect Platform, overseeing API development and ensuring the platform's reliability and scalability while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance trader outcomes and partner success.
FinTechSoftwareTrading Platform
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
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
Company
NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader provides trading software and brokerage services for futures, forex, and equities markets.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Long Ridge Equity Partners
2025-03-20Acquired
2020-01-06Private Equity
Leadership Team
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Martin Franchi
Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Pitylak
Executive Vice President of Growth
Recent News
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