Sr. Software Engineer II (Backend, Scala or C++)
NinjaTraderChicago, Illinois, United States
Posted November 19, 2025
165000 - 190000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
NinjaTrader is a leading trading platform and futures broker, dedicated to empowering traders to take control of their financial destiny.
Job Description
JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD. As a Backend Software Engineer specializing in Scala in a Kubernetes environment, you will be instrumental in architecting and implementing scalable, containerized backend solutions for our advanced trading systems.
Requirements
- BA or MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of software development experience with designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining real-time applications
- Professional experience with Scala backend software development
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform
- Dependable team player with a strong work ethic, exceptional accuracy, good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfort resolving uncertainty and communicating for issue resolution
- Ability to take full ownership (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, iterate) of projects
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Paid Parental Bonding Leave
- Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
- Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader