NinjaTrader
The Backend Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain scalable, containerized backend systems using Scala and Kubernetes to support NinjaTrader's high‑performance trading platform. The role involves building distributed, low‑latency services, integrating market data feeds, and ensuring system reliability through monitoring, logging, and documentation.
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2004
NinjaTrader is a futures trading technology company and brokerage, recognized as the #1 rated futures broker, offering an award-winning platform for active futures traders across desktop, web, and mobile. The platform provides advanced charting, a free trading simulator, strategy development via NinjaScript, and access to markets including equity indexes, metals, energy, agriculture, and Single Stock Futures. It supports a marketplace of third-party add-ons and is available with low commissions starting at $0.09 per contract and intraday margins as low as $50.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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