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JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD
Welcome 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
NinjaTrader's platforms are where customers trade futures in real time on live markets, and where we manage customer funds, process trades, handle clearing and settlement, and stay compliant every day. As a Senior Software Engineer in Test, you will own quality across this stack, from the web trading experience to the back-office services behind it.
You'll be embedded as a peer alongside engineers and product managers. Your job is not to gate releases. It is to build automation that makes confident, fast shipping the default. Every workflow you validate touches real traders and real money.
In this role you will:
Own quality end-to-end for your assigned squad, from test strategy through release confidence
Test across the full stack: browser UI workflows, APIs, databases, and backend services
Partner with developers and PMs at the design stage to define acceptance criteria and build in testability
Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks using modular patterns (e.g., Page Object Model), primarily Playwright with TypeScript
Define automation strategy and quality gates for critical trading flows, such as order activity, fund movement, and clearing
Write functional and integration tests where financial correctness and edge-case coverage are top priorities
Review application code and engage on system design, API contracts, and architecture to ensure observable, testable behavior
Own your squad's test reliability; treat flakiness with the same urgency as a production bug
Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines with tagging strategies (e.g., smoke, regression) and clear quality gates
Design test data strategies and use mocks and stubs for dependencies to keep tests isolated and repeatable
Debug production issues using logs, database traces, and telemetry, and turn findings into regression coverage
Apply AI-assisted tools (code generation, test generation, failure analysis) to improve coverage and speed without compromising correctness
Perform manual and exploratory testing where it adds signal that automation can't, and…