Futures trading platform and brokerage for retail traders
NinjaTrader builds and operates a futures trading platform plus brokerage services, with a low-latency core in C++, Rust, Scala and Akka running on GCP and Kubernetes. Hiring skews toward senior and staff engineers working on market data handlers and exchange connectivity. Marketing and growth roles focus on new trader acquisition, account funding speed and a growth push in Germany.
NinjaTrader is a Chicago-headquartered company, founded in 2004, that develops proprietary trading software and provides futures brokerage services through affiliated entities. Its platform covers charting, market analytics, simulated trading and strategy development across desktop, web and mobile. The company is privately held, sits within the Payward group, and employs 201–500 people. It hires in the United States and Germany.
NinjaTrader's stack includes C++, Rust, Scala, Akka, Java, TypeScript and Node.js, running on GCP with Kubernetes, Terraform and Cloudflare. Data runs on PostgreSQL, MySQL and dbt, and go-to-market tools include Salesforce and Braze.
Yes. Engineering is NinjaTrader's largest hiring area, weighted toward senior and staff roles in low-latency trading systems, market data and exchange connectivity. Overall hiring velocity is currently slowing.
NinjaTrader hires in the United States and Germany. The German hiring ties to a growth initiative there. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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