Engineering Manager, NT Connect

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Welcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader! As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker were empowering traders to take control of their financial destiny. How do we do it We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey. Whether a seasoned pro or just starting out NinjaTrader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the worlds leading financial markets with confidence.

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Join us as we redefine whats possible in trading advocate for our customers and continue our journey toward becoming the worlds top retail-focused trading platform in the world.

What youll do:

NinjaTrader is seeking anEngineering Managerto lead engineering for our NT Connect Platformour 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. This role combines platform engineering customer-facing partnership and close collaboration across Trading FCM Operations Compliance and Product.

As a leader in our technology organization your teams work will shape the foundation of our NT Connect strategy and directly impact partner success trader outcomes and revenue growth.

In this role you will:

• 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 youll need:

• Bachelors 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 for this role will be $160000.00 - $210000.00 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%).

Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401K plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays.

Location:

This role is based in Chicago IL. *There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Minnesota New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Utah Virginia Washington Washington DC Wisconsin.

Hybrid:

For Chicago-based employees we follow a hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday through Thursday with remote work on Mondays and addition to these weekly remote days we offer:

• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays

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

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