Staff Software Engineer - Scala

NinjaTraderChicago, IL
$160,000 - $200,000Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Trading Services team. In this pivotal role, you will help evolve our advanced trading system. As a senior engineer on the team, your work will have a profound impact on our core high-throughput, low-latency trading application, directly influencing our business's bottom line.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 8+ years of software development experience with reactive, message-driven, distributed near real-time applications, preferably in a high-performance, low-latency environment
  • 5+ years of professional experience with Scala (or similar JVM-based languages) backend software development
  • Familiarity with functional programming principles
  • Experience with Kubernetes and cloud services (e.g., Google Cloud Platform), with a focus on scalability and high availability
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent
  • Exceptional troubleshooting, debugging, and diagnostic skills for cloud and web-based technologies using industry-standard observability tooling and frameworks
  • Deep understanding of modern distributed systems and the ability to troubleshoot HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, TLS, DNS, TCP/IP, and similar protocols
  • Dependable team player with a strong work ethic, exceptional accuracy, and analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on performance analysis and optimization
  • Ability to take full ownership of projects (design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, and iterate), with a focus on delivering high-quality production software
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, collaborates effectively, seeks feedback, and strives for continual improvement

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain our Scala and Akka-based trading system deployed on Kubernetes in the cloud
  • Architect, deploy, and manage backend services in a Kubernetes environment to ensure scalability, availability, and resilience
  • Implement and enhance our services architecture for trading applications, promoting modularity and maintainability
  • Develop distributed systems to support the high-performance and low-latency requirements of trading platforms
  • Implement robust monitoring and logging solutions to track and analyze backend system performance in real time
  • Integrate backend systems with market data feeds, ensuring accurate and timely data for trading activities
  • Collaborate with other engineering teams and Product Managers to deliver end-to-end customer solutions

Benefits

  • Annual target bonus of 12%
  • 401K plan through ADP with company match up to 3.5% of employee contributions
  • 23 days of annual paid time off allowance
  • Seven paid holidays
  • Paid Parental Bonding Leave
  • Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
  • Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
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