Senior Software Engineer, tastytrade
JavaScript
$156.7-182.3k
+ Performance Bonuses + Stock Purchase Options
Office located in West Loop, IL
Options trading, futures & stock trading brokerage
Be an early applicant
Options trading, futures & stock trading brokerage
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$156.7-182.3k
+ Performance Bonuses + Stock Purchase Options
Office located in West Loop, IL
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help traders succeed through sophisticated technology, favorable pricing and exceptional customer service.
Role
Who you are
- The ability to learn quickly in areas in which you don't already have deep expertise
- A mastery of modern web development (JavaScript / Typescript, HTML, and CSS) and the ability/willingness to deploy and manage production applications
- The ability to jump into a brand-new framework or language and quickly become productive in it
- Confident in ability to write tests and quickly deliver stable and performant software
- 5+ years of professional experience working as a software engineer on a team, preferably with some experience as a technical lead or mentor
- A keen eye for user experience and design
What the job involves
- Role: Senior Software Engineer (JavaScript)
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help by modifying existing systems, taking on ownership of current systems as well as green field projects, and troubleshooting issues as they arise
- Our engineers work with a variety of tools including C++, Java, JavaScript, and Ruby
- You'll work on front-end systems in an effort to expand and improve our product suite
- Work on tastytrade's front-end trading client applications using Svelte, though experience with other modern front-end JavaScript frameworks is valuable
- Contribute to the Java-based core front-end trading logic library; prior Java experience beneficial but not required
- Take ownership over several of tastytrade's client-facing applications or end-to-end systems within client-facing applications
- Transform business requirements and technical direction into production-quality code
- Collaborate with UX and Product teams to improve customer workflows and overall user experience
- Provide technical leadership for junior team members through small project team management and individualized technical mentorship
- Deliver concise, constructive peer reviews covering codecraft, implementation quality, and business domain correctness for both junior and senior engineers
- Create proof-of-concept implementations that leverage new technologies or novel architectures to establish pathways for future projects
- Scale existing technology through architecture profiling, code refactoring, and strategic collaboration with technical leadership and other teams
- Write comprehensive tests for your code
- Support application development with necessary infrastructure work, coordinating with the infrastructure team as needed
Our take
With the aim of "making investing fun”, Unicorn-verified tastytrade has amassed a following in the hundreds of thousands, delivering technology and support for "do-it-yourself" investors.
Founded in 2011, the company supplies not only a trading platform but trading education resources as well. It has launched dozens of podcasts and online video channels focusing on investment strategies and trading, as well as learning courses for those looking to get their start in the space.
Acquired by IG Group, a global player in trading, in 2021, tastytrade has since employed this added strength to scale up its business and expand into international markets. This increasing visibility - at a time when markets are especially unpredictable and its platform an invaluable asset - has enabled tastytrade to continue its upward momentum, reporting record demand in early 2025. This strong performance underscores the growing importance of its platform in an ever-evolving market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2018
$20m
SERIES C
Jun 2013
$7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $47m
Company benefits
- 3 Medical Plans Choice
- Dental & Vision Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays - All Market Holidays Off
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Generous Parental Leave
- Disability Leave & Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Wellness & Mental Health Programs
- Performance Bonuses
- Subsidized Engineering Training Program
- Stock Purchase Options
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Charitable Donation Matching
- Healthcare FSA
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Two Paid Volunteer Days Off
- Daily Catered Lunch
- Fully-stocked Kitchen with Snacks and Drinks
- Onsite Gym
- Casual Dress
- Monthly Dev Outings
- Company Outings
- Sustainable Work Day
- CTA stop a block away, Shuttle to/from Metra
- Shared rooftop with greenery overlooking the city
- West Loop Location - Chicago's Tech Center
Company HQ
Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
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