Sr. Data Engineer

Disclaimer: Please be advised that the most accurate and up-to-date information about our open roles—including job descriptions, compensation, and benefits—can only be guaranteed on our official job board. For the latest listings and details, please visit: .JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLDWelcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader! 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, NinjaTrader 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, NinjaTrader 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 NinjaTrader? 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:Your data-driven mindset and ability to work with large-scale data systems enable NinjaTrader to serve customers better, identify new opportunities, and improve processes. As an accomplished data engineer joining the Data & Analytics team, this is a terrific opportunity to become part of a fast-growing, revolutionary fintech company shaping the future of retail futures trading.At NinjaTrader, you'll play a key role in designing and operationalizing the modern data platform that powers our analytics, trading tools, and AI initiatives. This role is remote-friendly and reports to the Manager, Data & Analytics Engineering.As a Sr. Data Engineer, your primary responsibility is to stay one step ahead of your fellow team members by providing the platform, tools, and infrastructure they need to deliver deployable solutions to real-world business problems. This goes beyond maintaining pipelines—it's about delivering best-in-class data architecture, scalable workflows, and real-time solutions that power trading, product development, and machine learning.In this role you will:Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and data lake architecture for both batch and real-time streaming use cases, including high-volume, low-latency data processingImprove observability, alerting, and SLOs across data systems so pipelines are easier to monitor and issues are caught earlyOptimize ETL/ELT workflows for performance, scalability, and fault toleranceDevelop dbt workflows to onboard Evaluation Partners and create end-of-day reporting for partner analysisBuild and support event-driven architectures and scalable platform componentsContribute to the orchestration and automation of workflowsIntegrate complex financial APIs and third-party data sources into internal systemsCollaborate with analytics, product, and ML engineers to develop and deploy reliable data productsWork on feature pipelines and model-ready data to support ML engineersPromote high standards in code quality, testing, and platform reliabilityParticipate in Agile ceremonies and foster a collaborative, growth-oriented team cultureWhat you'll need:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field5+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or backend developmentStrong skills in SQL and Python for building and testing data solutionsHands-on experience with GCP and GCP data products (BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, etc.)Experience with AWS cloud services (S3, Glue, Athena, Kinesis) in addition to GCP; bonus for EMRExperience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and version-controlled deployment workflows (e.g., Terraform, GitOps)Hands-on dbt experience building and maintaining dbt projects (models, tests, macros, documentation, CI)Proficiency with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect)Knowledge of data lake architecture, including file formats (Parquet, Avro) and open table formats (Apache Iceberg)Familiarity with event-driven and service-oriented architectureA track record of building automated, well-tested, and observable data systemsComfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced Agile environmentBonus points for:Hands-on Kubernetes experience, especially around data workloads and containerized pipelinesExperience with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink) and comfort working with high-volume, low-latency data flowsExperience with change data capture tools (e.g., Debezium, Kafka Connect) and real-time data integration patternsExperience with BI tools like Looker Studio or QuickSightExperience with observability and monitoring tooling (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus)Background in fintech, trading, or derivativesCompensation:The salary range for this role will be $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10%. 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. There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin.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 annually5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidaysOur Core Benefits Include:Generous PTO7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually1 Service Day Annually401k with 3.5% Company MatchPaid Parental Bonding LeaveHealth, Vision, Dental CoverageLife and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTraderWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.