Geared toward experienced Flutter engineers comfortable with cross-platform mobile development, this role emphasizes collaboration with product and design teams and requires a strong grasp of engineering best practices. It offers hybrid work flexibility for Chicago-based candidates and remote options in select US states.
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What you'll do:
Join our Mobile Engineering team as a Sr. Software Engineer II specializing in Flutter. You will champion the execution of our mobile architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable, high-performance applications that provide a seamless cross-platform experience. You will also shape technical direction across teams, set a high standard for engineering excellence, and drive quality and reliability across our mobile products.
In this role you will:
Own the life cycle of features through debugging, documenting, testing, releasing, and monitoring
Attend daily stand-ups and regular team-wide meetings to discuss current and upcoming tasks
Contribute to the technical roadmap for mobile architecture, frameworks, and tooling
Participate in design reviews, architecture discussions, and performance optimization efforts across iOS and Android
Implement robust, maintainable Flutter solutions that follow best practices for state management, dependency injection, and reactive programming
Collaborate with Product and Design teams to iteratively improve the user experience oncmobile platforms
Investigate issues, mitigate them, and recommend preventative measures
Improve observability, monitoring, and crash analytics to ensure product stability and quality
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration
What you'll need:
6+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years of hands-on Flutter and Dart experience in production environments
Understanding of mobile architecture, state management, and design patterns (e.g. BLoC, MVVM, Clean Architecture)
Experience maintaining testing strategies for Flutter applications, spanning unit, widget, integration, and end-to-end levels
Familiarity with building CI/CD automation for mobile delivery
Understanding of RESTful APIs, WebSockets, and offline data handling
Familiarity optimizing performance, reliability, and user experience across diverse devices
Ability to perform in a team environment adopting agile principles
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong grasp of OOP design principles
Bonus Points for:
Knowledge of native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin/Java) integration
Experience with fintech or trading platforms
Contributions to open-source frameworks or SDKs
Compensation:
The salary range for this role will be $140,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
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, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin.
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:
20 additional flex remote days annually
5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays
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
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.
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