Backend Remote- & Homeoffice Jobs in chicago ∙ Seite 1

What you'll do:

Join a collaborative development team building resilient back-end systems that power customer funding and trading. You’ll lead development efforts, ensure high uptime, and contribute to real-time data infrastructure that supports our trading operations. This position requires a proactive and self-driven developer, knowledgeable in current programming languages and technologies with a strong ability to communicate with team members and stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects that play a crucial role in the efficiency and success of our trading operations.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Python to facilitate customer funding and trading
• Provide technical leadership within the team
• Collaborate with finance, treasury, new accounts and trading teams to implement accurate and efficient algorithms and tools to support the back-office
• Streamline processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Create and maintain technical documentation for back-office processing systems and workflows
• Keep up-to-date with the latest advancements in Python and retail trading technologies

What you'll need:

• BA or MS degree in Computer Science
• 8+ years of software development experience with designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining real-time applications
• Advanced proficiency in Python, with a focus on scalable backend services
• Experience with Linux environments and scripting
• Hands-on experience deploying applications or services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, etc.) is preferred
• Dependable team player with a strong work ethic, exceptional accuracy, good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially across technical and business teams
• Ability to work autonomously and take full ownership of projects
• Financial knowledge is helpful but not required

Compensation:

The salary range for this role will be $170,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 12%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).

Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401K plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays.

Location:

This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role

Hybrid:

For Chicago-based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer:

• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays