Job Description
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.
Creating a great customer experience through delightful mobile and web applications is core to NinjaTrader’s success. The Principal Software Engineer position is a terrific opportunity to join a fast-growing, exciting company to be a leader in our team of software engineers and help them in creating seamless financial experiences. As an accomplished software engineer, reporting to the VP of Engineering, this is a rare opportunity for a growth-minded individual to join a fast-growing exciting company.
In this role, you will:
- Set the tone and pace of engineering and help guide engineering vision at NinjaTrader
- Work at a cross-engineering scope, driving impact felt by our customers
- Contribute in a multitude of ways, from architecting phenomenal systems, creating and encouraging great software development practices and driving strategic technical improvements
- You will architect systems and anticipate strategic and scaling-related challenges via thoughtful long-term planning.
- You will write exemplary code and be in the trenches alongside engineers, diagnosing root causes and leading by example
- You will own relationships with engineering teams and collaborate with other functions within the organization
- Drive engineering excellence, operational stability and security into all layers of the platform
- Mentor other engineers, helping them grow in their careers
Key Job Requirements:
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong knowledge of shipping impactful and complex software projects
- Ability to set technical and cultural standards for engineers
- Experience architecting and building scalable services and distributed systems in Java or similar object-oriented language
- Experience in designing, building and working with RESTful APIs
- Experience in event driven microservices architecture
- Solid understanding of cloud solutions
- Proven track record of senior technical leadership
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.
Date Posted
04/05/2023
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