Engineering Manager, Trading Platform
Quick Summary
At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including building and maintaining production systems and integrations. At least 2 years of people or technical leadership experience,
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead two or more engineering teams responsible for a high-performance trading platform used by tens of thousands of traders every day. This role combines people leadership, strategic planning, and operational ownership in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve with customer and business needs. You will empower engineers to grow, build strong teams, and create an environment of accountability and psychological safety. You will also guide technical direction and ensure the systems your teams own remain reliable, resilient, and performant. With significant autonomy, you will collaborate closely with Product and business stakeholders while helping shape the future of a real-time trading experience.
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Take ownership of your teams' areas, proactively identifying problems, making decisions, and driving improvements without waiting for direction.
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Lead, coach, and develop engineers across experience levels, supporting career growth, addressing performance concerns early, and maintaining high engineering standards.
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Partner with Product and business stakeholders to prioritize work, adapt plans as needs change, and maintain consistent delivery.
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Ensure the availability, performance, quality, and resilience of production systems, including accountability for on-call operations and incident response.
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Establish hiring standards, participate in interviews, and plan team capacity in collaboration with other Engineering Managers.
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Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs clearly and proactively to leadership.
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Encourage open, constructive discussion and challenge decisions when appropriate, fostering a culture of transparency, trust, and psychological safety.
Requirements
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At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including building and maintaining production systems and integrations.
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At least 2 years of people or technical leadership experience, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, and developing engineers across different levels.
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Experience working in a startup or another fast-moving environment where priorities and plans can change quickly.
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Proven experience leading teams that own production systems, including on-call rotations, incident response, and observability.
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Hands-on technical background in .NET/C# and distributed systems.
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Demonstrated ability to balance feature delivery with reliability, system quality, and long-term technical investment.
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Practical experience with AWS and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
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Experience creating and maintaining a psychologically safe engineering culture.
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Strong communication, decision-making, and prioritization skills, with the confidence to raise concerns and engage constructively with senior leadership.
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Experience in trading, fintech, or regulated financial services, particularly futures markets or trading platforms.
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Familiarity with high-availability, low-latency, or real-time systems, microservices, and real-time messaging technologies such as WebSocket or SignalR.
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Experience with observability tools, including application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, and synthetic checks.
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Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Argo CD and GitHub Actions.
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Exposure to mobile application development, particularly React Native.
What We Offer
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $190,000–$230,000 a year
- 6% below the $223,375 median for Engineering Manager jobs on Jobera (1,042 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
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- Today
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 30, 2026
- First seen
- October 30, 2026
- Last seen
- October 30, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 80%
- Scored at
- October 30, 2026
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