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Engineering Manager, Backend Jobs in Chicago, USA at NinjaTrader
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Welcome to the dynamic world of Ninja Trader! As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, we’re 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, Ninja Trader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the world’s leading financial markets with confidence.
Our growth story is nothing short of exhilarating. Since 2003, Ninja Trader has been dedicated to understanding and supporting traders on their journey toward trading triumph. Through those efforts, our user base has grown to over 2 million users and we have become the number one rated futures brokerage worldwide.
But we’re not stopping there. We’re constantly evolving, pushing boundaries, and modernizing the futures industry. Our commitment to innovation means users will always have access to dynamic tools, real-time support, and a community of like-minded traders.
So, why work at Ninja Trader? Here, you’re not just part of a team; you’re part of a movement. We empower employees to reach new heights in their careers by providing a dynamic culture focused on social connection, professional development, and employee recognition initiatives. Sounds too good to be true? Take it from our employees.
Join us as we redefine what’s possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and continue our journey toward becoming the world’s top retail-focused trading platform in the world.
What you’ll do:
We’re looking for a seasoned engineering leader to build and scale our FCM Operations engineering squad s is a hands‑on leadership role with broad scope—owning the strategy, execution, and team growth behind the systems that power our brokerage operations backbone. Your squad owns the critical workflows that keep our FCM running: customer onboarding and identity verification (CIP/KYC/AML), treasury and money movement services, account lifecycle management, tax certification (W8/W9), regulatory data retention, and the cross‑system process improvements that make internal teams across Accounts, Treasury, Fin Ops, and Compliance more efficient every day.
As a leader in our technology organization, your team’s work will directly impact how Ninja Trader serves customers from their first account application through every funding, withdrawal, and compliance touchpoint across the account lifecycle. You will partner closely with compliance, new accounts, brokerage operations, treasury, and finance stakeholders to deliver solutions that balance operational efficiency, regulatory rigor, and customer experience while championing the use of AI and automation to modernize workflows that have traditionally been manual and labor‑intensive.
In
this role you will:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a growing team of engineers in a regulated financial environment.
- Assume an active role in the career development of direct reports with regular 1:1s, coaching, and performance feedback—building a team that understands both the engineering craft and the operational realities of running an FCM.
- Own the execution of the FCM Operations roadmap in partnership with Product, Compliance, and Brokerage Operations, ensuring alignment with technical strategy, regulatory requirements, and team capacity.
- Drive the modernization of customer onboarding systems including CIP service integrations, new account application review workflows, and KYC/AML verification processes—moving from manual review toward intelligent, automated decision pipelines.
- Lead the development of self‑service account maintenance tools for end users and internal process enhancements for post‑account‑creation support, reducing operational burden on brokerage teams.
Title: Engineering Manager, Backend
Company: NinjaTrader
Location: Chicago, USA
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