JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD. As a Staff Test Engineer at NinjaTrader, you will be a technical leader and quality evangelist driving testing strategy across complex, scalable systems and multiple engineering squads.
Requirements
- Define and maintain end-to-end test strategies across client and server platforms, serving as the subject matter expert for quality across multiple products and teams.
- Design and guide implementation of automation frameworks and test architecture, ensuring scalability and maintainability across teams.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure automation-friendly application design.
- Establish performance and non-functional testing benchmarks, driving continuous measurement and improvement across releases.
- Drive the evaluation and adoption of innovative QA tools and technologies.
- Define and track quality gates, coverage metrics, and QA KPIs, ensuring they are actionable and drive measurable improvements in release quality and stability.
- Mentor QA and SDET team members on best practices, including SOLID, DRY, and KISS principles
- Participate in defining onboarding plans and training strategies for QA new hires and contractors
- Create, review, and execute end-to-end system integration and performance tests
- Conduct root cause and gap analysis for issues across environments and systems
- Drive enhancements to CI/CD pipelines and ensure automation suite scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Provide expert-level input on API testing, database validation, and test data design
- Support cross-team initiatives and maintain alignment with organizational quality objectives
- Partner with engineering and DevOps to define observability and reliability testing strategies that validate system resilience, fault tolerance, and recovery under production-like conditions.
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
