Sr. QA Manager

Sr. QA Manager

Join us on our mission to become the #1 retail trading platform in the world. As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, we're on a mission to empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. 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. Over the last 20 years, NinjaTrader has been dedicated to understanding and supporting traders on their journey toward trading triumph. In the last five years alone, our user base has grown by 400% to over 1.9 million users and we have become the number one rated futures brokerage worldwide. 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.

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.

What you'll do :

We're seeking a Sr. QA Manager to lead and evolve the quality engineering function at NinjaTrader. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for embedding quality across the SDLCnot just through validation but by driving a preventative, testability-first culture from the very beginning of product planning.

You'll manage a team of QA engineers, integrate quality processes into our CI / CD pipelines, and leverage AI-powered automation tools to scale QA. A critical part of this role is building test strategies that go beyond basic checks to ensure that what we release reflects the full customer experience. Experience in regulated industries, especially financial services, is highly desirable.

In this role you will :

• Lead, coach, and scale a QA team supporting multiple agile product squads
• Define and drive a comprehensive QA strategy grounded in user experience, covering : functional testing, regression testing, load / performance testing, exploratory testing
• Champion a shift-left testing mindset, ensuring QA input is part of early design and planning
• Integrate and scale AI-based test automation, including n8n and other generative AI tools for intelligent testing and automation
• Own and optimize QA's role in CI / CD pipelines to ensure high-confidence, low-friction releases
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to prioritize testability in design and implementation
• Measure and continuously improve key QA metrics : test coverage, defect escape rate, release quality, etc
• Promote quality as a core engineering value, not a separate gatekeeping function
• Uphold engineering quality and execution standards, including code reviews, test coverage, release pipelines, observability, and incident response

What you'll need :

Compensation :

The salary range for this role will be $145,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 15%. 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, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

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 :

Our core benefits include : generous PTO, 7 paid holidays annually + 5 conditional holidays annually, 1 service day annually, 401k with 3.5% company match, paid parental bonding leave, health, vision, dental coverage, and life and disability insurance covered 100% by NinjaTrader.

We 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.