Director of Engineering, Trading Platform

Topstep

2d•$230,000 - $295,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Director of Engineering, Trading Platform to lead and scale the Trading Platform organization responsible for building and operating our core trading systems. Reporting to the Head of Trading Platform, this role balances strategic leadership with operational execution to ensure the platform can support increasing transaction volumes, business growth, and revenue-critical initiatives. The Director of Engineering, Trading Platform will focus on scaling the team, processes, and organizational capabilities, while partnering with technical leadership on architecture and platform evolution. This role works closely with trading, product, and operations leaders to translate business objectives into reliable, high-performing systems. Success is measured by platform uptime, delivery predictability, team effectiveness, and contribution to revenue-critical outcomes.

Requirements

Engineering Experience: 10+ years building complex, high-reliability systems
Management Experience: 5+ years managing multiple engineering teams, including engineering managers and cross-functional groups across distributed teams and multiple time zones
Senior Leadership Experience: 3+ years in senior engineering leadership roles, influencing organizational strategy, technical priorities, and cross-functional decision-making
Proven success leading teams delivering complex, revenue-critical platforms
Track record of scaling engineering organizations while maintaining delivery quality and reliability and supporting business growth
Strong people leadership skills, including hiring, performance management, and talent development
Extensive experience with high-volume, high-throughput systems, ensuring platforms can handle large workloads efficiently
Strong expertise in driving reliability and operational resilience, including platform performance, capacity planning, and incident management
Experience shaping scalable architectures and driving adoption of best practices, such as service-oriented architecture, microservices, or event-driven architecture
Skilled at defining technical strategy, setting architectural direction, and guiding engineering teams in making tradeoffs aligned with business goals
Deep knowledge of backend/platform technologies g. C#/.NET, SQL and cloud infrastructure e.g. AWS, Docker, Terraform at scale
History of implementing CI/CD, automated testing, and observability frameworks across teams to improve delivery quality and operational resilience
Experience in fintech, trading systems, or other highly regulated environments
Ability to partner effectively with business and product leaders on priorities and tradeoffs
Strong understanding of how engineering decisions impact revenue, platform stability, and operational risk
Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of platform features that drive trading activity, customer growth, and revenue, ensuring high availability, low latency, and operational reliability.
Manage and grow multiple cross-functional engineering teams through engineering managers. Drive hiring, onboarding, mentorship, and performance management, ensuring career ladders and growth plans are clearly defined and executed.
Design and evolve team structures, roles, and workflows to enable scale. Identify organizational bottlenecks early and implement solutions to improve efficiency and accountability.
Partner with technical leadership to guide the evolution of platform architecture, focusing on scalability, resilience, and maintainability. Provide guidance on architecture and technical decisions while empowering teams to execute effectively.
Own platform-level operational metrics, including uptime, incident frequency, and support processes. Drive continuous improvement in system reliability, monitoring, and support workflows to ensure business continuity.
Define and standardize engineering processes, development workflows, and release practices to increase delivery predictability, product quality, and team efficiency.
Collaborate closely with trading, product, and operations stakeholders to prioritize work, manage trade-offs, and ensure engineering execution aligns with business goals. Serve as a bridge between technical and business teams to drive impactful outcomes.
Partner with security, compliance, and operational teams to ensure the platform meets regulatory and risk management requirements, while enabling growth and speed of execution.

Benefits

Topstep is an engaging working environment that ranges from fully remote to hybrid.
10 Company-paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is accrued monthly.
Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full-time employees
Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.

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