A retail brokerage business that combines trading platforms, financial media network, and forex broker services under the tasty brand family.

tastytrade is seeking a Senior Ruby Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in Chicago's West Loop. As part of the retail brokerage business, you'll work on critical technology that powers their trading platforms and supports various business initiatives. The role offers a unique blend of backend and frontend development, working with technologies including Ruby, Java, JavaScript, and C++.

The position requires 5+ years of professional experience and combines technical leadership with hands-on development. You'll be responsible for mentoring junior developers, conducting thoughtful code reviews, and taking ownership of various systems. The role involves working on both existing systems and green field projects, with a focus on scalability and performance.

tastytrade offers an impressive benefits package including performance bonuses, stock options, 401k, and comprehensive healthcare. The company provides excellent work-life balance with 20 paid vacation days, 10 sick days, and minimal on-call responsibilities. The office, located in Chicago's growing tech hub, offers amenities like daily catered lunch, an in-building gym, and commuter benefits.

The company is part of the larger tasty brand family, which includes tastylive (financial media network), tastytrade (retail brokerage), and tastyfx (forex broker-dealer). Following acquisition by IG Group, they're positioned for continued growth in North America. Their mission is to empower individual traders and create a better trading experience through innovative technology and media.

This role is perfect for a senior engineer who enjoys working with multiple technologies, values mentorship opportunities, and wants to make an impact in the fintech space. The salary range of $156,000 - $182,000 reflects the role's seniority and the company's commitment to attracting top talent.

Senior Ruby Software Engineer role at tastytrade, building and scaling retail brokerage technology with 5+ years experience required.

Senior Ruby Software Engineer

Financial services company providing online trading platforms, brokerage services, and financial media content, part of IG Group.

tastytrade is a dynamic fintech company that's revolutionizing the trading industry through its suite of brands including tastylive, tastytrade, and tastyfx. As a Software Engineer, you'll be integral to their backend systems, primarily working with Java and Spring Boot on margin and risk management systems for options trading. The role offers a blend of technical challenges and growth opportunities, working with a diverse tech stack including Ruby, C++, and JavaScript.

The position demands someone who can quickly adapt and learn, with deep expertise in at least one programming language and production environment experience. You'll be involved in both maintaining existing systems and contributing to new projects, with opportunities to mentor junior team members and participate in pair programming sessions.

The company offers an impressive benefits package including performance bonuses, stock options, and extensive professional development opportunities. The work environment promotes work-life balance with minimal on-call duties, generous vacation time, and comprehensive wellness benefits.

Located in Chicago's vibrant West Loop, tastytrade provides an energetic workplace with modern amenities including an in-building gym, catered lunches, and excellent transit access. As part of IG Group, the company combines the stability of an established financial institution with the innovation of a modern fintech, making it an exciting opportunity for engineers looking to make an impact in the financial trading sector.

The role is perfect for a mid-level engineer who wants to grow their skills in financial technology while working with a supportive team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence. The company's mission to democratize trading through better technology offers a meaningful purpose behind the technical work.

Mid-level Software Engineer position at tastytrade, focusing on Java backend development for financial trading systems in Chicago.

Software Engineer (Java)

A retail brokerage business that empowers individual traders through its brands including tastylive, tastytrade, and tastyfx.

tastytrade is a dynamic retail brokerage firm that's part of the tasty house of brands, which includes tastylive (an online financial media network), tastytrade (a self-directed retail brokerage), and tastyfx (a forex broker-dealer). As a Mid-Level Frontend Software Engineer, you'll join an experienced team building technology that powers their retail brokerage business. The role offers an exciting opportunity to work with modern web technologies, including Svelte.js and Java, while contributing to a next-generation retail web platform.

The position combines technical challenges with collaborative opportunities, working alongside UX/UI and QA teams in an agile environment. You'll be responsible for writing application code, improving code quality through reviews, and translating designs into functional features. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including performance bonuses, stock options, and excellent work-life balance with minimal on-call duties.

Located in Chicago's vibrant West Loop, the office provides an energetic tech environment with numerous amenities. The company culture emphasizes continuous learning with educational stipends and promotes work-life balance through generous vacation policies and flexible working arrangements. As part of IG Group, the company is positioned for significant growth while maintaining its mission to empower individual traders through better trading experiences.

Mid-level Frontend Engineer role at tastytrade, building next-gen trading platforms with modern web technologies in Chicago's West Loop.

Mid-Level Software Engineer (Frontend)

A financial services company providing retail brokerage, forex trading, and financial media services.

tastytrade is a dynamic financial services company that combines retail brokerage, forex trading, and financial media services. As a Senior Ruby Software Engineer, you'll join a team building technology that powers their retail brokerage business. The role offers a unique blend of technical challenges, focusing on both backend systems and customer-facing applications.

The position requires expertise in Ruby development while working with multiple languages including C++, Java, and JavaScript. You'll be responsible for both maintaining existing systems and developing new solutions, with a strong emphasis on performance and practicality. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring junior developers, and contributing to architectural decisions that shape the platform's future.

The company offers an attractive compensation package ($156,000 - $182,000) and comprehensive benefits including 401k, stock purchase options, and extensive paid time off. The work environment promotes work-life balance with minimal on-call responsibilities and various wellness programs.

Located in Chicago's vibrant West Loop, tastytrade provides an energetic tech environment with modern amenities including daily catered lunches and an in-building gym. The company's culture emphasizes continuous learning, offering educational stipends and opportunities for professional growth.

This role is ideal for experienced engineers who enjoy working on complex financial systems, value mentorship opportunities, and want to be part of a growing fintech company. The position offers the perfect blend of technical challenges, leadership opportunities, and work-life balance, all while contributing to a platform that's reshaping the trading industry.

Senior Ruby Software Engineer role at tastytrade, building and maintaining financial trading systems with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits in Chicago.

tastytrade is a dynamic financial services company that combines a retail brokerage business with an online financial media network. As a Senior Ruby Software Engineer, you'll join a team focused on building and maintaining the technology that powers their retail brokerage business. The role offers a unique blend of backend and frontend development opportunities, working with multiple programming languages including Ruby, Java, and JavaScript.

The position requires strong technical leadership abilities, as you'll be mentoring junior team members and providing technical guidance across projects. You'll be involved in both maintaining existing systems and developing new solutions, with a strong emphasis on code quality, performance, and scalability. The company values practical solutions and performance optimization in their evolving architecture.

The company offers an attractive compensation package with a salary range of $156,000 - $182,000, along with numerous benefits including performance bonuses, stock options, and comprehensive healthcare. The work environment promotes work-life balance with minimal on-call responsibilities and generous vacation time. Located in Chicago's West Loop, the office provides various amenities including daily catered lunch and an in-building gym.

This role is ideal for experienced engineers who enjoy working in a fast-paced fintech environment, have a passion for mentoring others, and want to make a significant impact on systems that serve the retail trading community. The company's recent acquisition by IG Group and its expansion plans make this an exciting time to join the team.

Senior Ruby Software Engineer role at tastytrade, building and maintaining retail brokerage technology with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

tastytrade is a financial services company empowering individual traders through innovative trading platforms and educational content.

tastytrade is a dynamic financial services company that empowers individual traders through its various brands, including tastylive (an online financial media network), tastytrade (a self-directed retail brokerage firm), and tastyfx (a registered Forex broker-dealer). As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work on front-end systems to expand and improve the product suite, using technologies like Svelte, JavaScript, and other modern frameworks. You'll be responsible for developing trading client applications, providing technical leadership, conducting peer reviews, and collaborating with UX and Product teams to enhance user experience. The role offers a blend of technical challenges and leadership opportunities in a fast-paced, innovative environment focused on disrupting the trading industry.

Senior Software Engineer role at tastytrade, focusing on front-end development for trading applications.

Senior Software Engineer

tastytrade empowers individual traders with educational media and trading software.

As a Junior Network Engineer with tastytrade, you'll be part of the team that builds out the retail brokerage business and supports our other business initiatives. We care about the speed and stability of our back-end systems as much as we care about the experience our customer-facing applications create. Our architecture is consistently evolving as our business grows and we face different technical challenges, but always with a focus on practicality and performance.

You'll help tastytrade deliver the best possible customer experience by bringing a detail-oriented approach, be up to date with current and future networking technologies, collaborating to help proactively identify potential issues on tastytrade's infrastructure and taking on a variety of tasks and projects. Our primary focus is maintaining the most reliable and performant network for the best possible customer experience.

This position is based in tastytrade's Chicago office and requires travel to tastytrade's datacenter locations (greater Chicago and New Jersey) as needed.

The tasty family of companies empowers individual investors and traders by providing educational media, intuitive and powerful trading software, high-speed order execution, competitive pricing, and innovative financial products. The diversity of our offerings and the technology which powers them provide our engineers with exposure to a broad set of tools and the opportunity to dig deep into specific problems. Our teams are lean, and our management philosophy values personal autonomy and those who truly enjoy building and operating large, highly available, and performant systems. We are an ideal environment for those who are self-motivated, pragmatic, engineering-focused and have a passion for learning.

Junior Network Engineer at tastytrade: Build and maintain reliable network infrastructure for a retail brokerage business.

Junior Network Engineer

The tasty family of companies empowers individual investors and traders by providing educational media, intuitive and powerful trading software, high-speed order execution, competitive pricing, and innovative financial products.

As a Senior Network Engineer with tastytrade, you'll be part of the team that builds out the retail brokerage business and supports our other business initiatives. We care about the speed and stability of our back-end systems as much as we care about the experience our customer-facing applications create. Our architecture is consistently evolving as our business grows and we face different technical challenges, but always with a focus on practicality and performance.

The tasty family of companies empowers individual investors and traders by providing educational media, intuitive and powerful trading software, high-speed order execution, competitive pricing, and innovative financial products. The diversity of our offerings and the technology which powers them provide our engineers with exposure to a broad set of tools and the opportunity to dig deep into specific problems. We are an ideal environment for those who are self-motivated, engineering-focused, pragmatic, and who truly enjoy creating and operating large, highly-available, and performant systems. Our team is lean and our management philosophy values the autonomy of our people.

You'll help tastytrade exceed this goal by bringing a detail-oriented approach, be up to date with current and future networking technologies, proactively identifying potential issues on tastytrade's infrastructure and taking on a variety of tasks and projects. Our primary focus is maintaining the most reliable and performant network possible for the best possible customer experience.

This position is based in tastytrade's Chicago office and requires travel to tastytrade's data center locations (greater Chicago metro and New Jersey) as needed.

Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the rest of the tastytrade network team to help design, implement, and manage tastytrade's network infrastructure
- Leverage automation skills and take a "dev ops" approach to improve efficiency and resiliency of the network environment
- Contribute to the advancement of our monitoring and alerting systems
- Maintain comprehensive network diagrams and documentation
- Monitor, guard and analyze the network infrastructure from threats
- Partner with the development team to deliver value to tastytrade's customers
- Provide technical support to employees as needed
- Troubleshoot network, security or voice related issues through resolution
- Participate in a network on-call rotation
- Assist with data center operations, maintenance, migrations and upgrades

Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field experience
- CCNP or equivalent cert or network experience
- Strong understanding of switching and routing concepts
- Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP stack, Switches, Routers, Firewalls, IPS/IDS, and Linux
- Advanced understanding of protocols including BGP, Vxlan, and vPCs
- Experience supporting mission-critical, production network infrastructure
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a team environment
- Desire to master your craft and become a subject matter expert
- Familiarity with Cloud Network Infrastructure (AWS/GCP)
- Ability to lift up to 75lbs and work in a datacenter environment

This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including performance bonuses, stock purchase options, 401k plan, educational support, paid time off, and various other perks.

Senior Network Engineer role at tastytrade, focusing on designing and managing network infrastructure for a retail brokerage business.

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A retail brokerage business that combines trading platforms, financial media network, and forex broker services under the tasty brand family.