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Title: Principal AI Platform Engineer Location: Virtual Job Description: #WeAreTradeStation Remote Position - must reside Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah or Wisconsin Who We Are: TradeStation is the home of those born to trade. As an online brokerage firm and trading ecosystem, we are focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. We continuously push the boundaries of what's possible, encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and relentlessly search for like-minded innovators. At TradeStation, we are building an AI-First culture. We expect team members to embrace AI as a core part of their daily workflow, whether that’s using AI to accelerate development, enhance decision-making, improve client outcomes, or streamline internal processes. We hire, grow, and promote people who can harness AI responsibly and creatively. We treat AI as a partner in problem-solving, not just a tool; following our governance standards to ensure AI is used ethically, securely, and transparently. If you join us, you’re joining a culture where AI is how we work. Are you ready to make yourself at home? What We Are Looking For: Are you a builder at heart who wants to shape how an entire engineering organization works with AI? We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help build TradeStation’s AI Platform from the ground up: the MCP gateway, AI portal, identity layer, and agentic flows that every other engineering team builds on. This is a deeply hands-on role for someone who codes the hardest problems themselves, sets the technical bar for the platform, and thrives where there is no pre-existing blueprint to follow. You will turn emerging AI capabilities into secure, reliable, reusable infrastructure that measurably accelerates how we ship software and serve our clients. What You’ll Be Doing: - Architect and hands-on build the core of the AI Platform: the MCP gateway, AI portal and skills marketplace, identity brokering layer, and agentic execution flows that the rest of engineering builds on - Take a hands-on approach to code the most complex or ambiguous solutions and set the technical bar for the platform - Design secure-by-default integrations between internal systems and AI agents, with proper authentication, authorization, RBAC, and audit logging - Build the telemetry and observability that make AI usage and spec-driven development measurable across the organization - Partner with engineering teams across the firm to turn their workflows into reusable skills, MCP servers, and agentic routines - Establish patterns, guardrails, and golden paths so teams can adopt AI tooling quickly, safely, and within governance standards - Champion best practices in software development, testing, and deployment, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of platform services in a Kubernetes and DevOps environment - Continuously evaluate emerging models, frameworks, and agent patterns and fold the useful ones into the platform The Skills You Bring: - Deep, hands-on experience building and operating production backend services and developer platforms; you are a builder first - Mastery of 2 or more modern general-purpose programming languages, such as Python and TypeScript. Experience with Go or C# is a plus. - Strong understanding of REST API design, GraphQL (building and consuming), and microservices architecture - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and container orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience building on or integrating with large language models and agentic systems: tool and function calling, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), retrieval, and evaluation - Solid grounding in identity and access management (OAuth2 / OIDC, SSO, RBAC); experience with Keycloak, Entra ID, or Auth0 is a strong plus - Familiarity with scripting and automation (e.g., Bash, PowerShell) and with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (e.g., GitLab CI, Helm) - Comfort operating in ambiguity and an enthusiastic willingness to creatively solve problems for which there is no pre-existing blueprint - Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate with engineers across diverse teams - Embraces AI as a core part of the daily workflow and a partner in problem-solving Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience - Minimum 7 years of relevant software engineering experience - Demonstrated experience designing and building platform, infrastructure, or backend services used by other engineering teams Desired Qualifications: - Hands-on experience building LLM-powered or agentic applications (MCP servers, tool-calling agents, retrieval / RAG) - Python and/or TypeScript / Node development experience - Identity and access management experience (Keycloak, Entra ID, or Auth0; OAuth2 / OIDC) - Cloud architecture and deployment (AWS, EKS); hands-on Docker or Kubernetes experience - Experience with observability and telemetry tooling - Financial services or brokerage domain experience What We Offer: - Collaborative work environment - Competitive Salaries - Yearly bonus - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1 - Unlimited Paid Time Off - Flexible working environment - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials - Pay Range (US) $155-175K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets) TradeStation provides equal employment opportunities to current and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, disability, handicap, citizenship, veteran or marital status, or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. #LI-Remote

Role Description The position is responsible for all operations activities during shift work, including: - Guaranteeing software and application upgrades based upon business requirements. - Providing proactive enterprise-wide monitoring of all systems, servers, and applications. - Guaranteeing the functionality of all systems and applications. - Maintaining proper incident documentation practices based on the ITIL framework. Schedule: Overnight shift 12:00 AM to 6 AM, Costa Rica GMT-6, Monday, Tuesday, Friday-Sunday What You’ll Be Doing: - Guarantee all established procedures related to operations at the Data Center are followed. - Ensure complete and timely hand-off of incidents to other support teams as appropriate. - Monitor the environment and resolve issues utilizing available knowledge reference documentation. - Monitor production schedules and ensure production jobs complete successfully without issues. - Properly complete daily procedures related to data center operation. - Work with remote technical staff at the data centers to install and deploy hardware, cabling, and systems as required. - Interact with vendors to guarantee functionality of all parts of the Data Center. - Perform Data Center hardware upgrades and maintenance as needed. - Perform semi-complex web, scripting, or other system upgrades. - Must be able to work holidays and overtime if needed. Qualifications - Understanding and working knowledge of data center infrastructure environments (e.g. operating system, security, network, voice, end user and server related applications). - Intermediate understanding of network concepts. - Intermediate understanding of the Microsoft Windows Operating System in a server environment. - Knowledge and experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) reference model. - Ability to work independently in local and/or remote locations and handle multiple tasks at the same time. - Effective oral and written communications skills and knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures within networking and Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. Requirements - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems. - 1-3 years of experience supporting servers and applications is required. - A + and MCP Certifications are required. - An equivalent combination of education and related experience may also serve to meet these minimum requirements. - May include highly experienced individuals performing entry-level equivalent work who are non-degreed or degreed in an unrelated field. Desired Qualifications - MSCA: Windows Server 2012 and later. - Working knowledge of VMWare virtualization technology. - Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS and Azure. Benefits - Collaborative work environment. - Competitive Salaries. - Yearly bonus. - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1. - Unlimited Paid Time Off. - Flexible working environment. - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials.

Translate designs into accurate web pages, manage content production in a CMS, perform quality assurance across devices, and collaborate with developers and designers to ensure alignment with brand standards and conversion goals.

Own the architecture and development of a headless CMS, lead web migrations, design API integrations, and establish performance standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and streamline processes.

Role Description We are seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join our UI/UX and CRO team. This individual will own the web design system, lead UX strategy for our digital properties, and ensure every web experience is purposeful, on-brand, and conversion-aware. The ideal candidate thinks deeply about user behavior and business goals before opening a design tool, produces polished, developer-ready Figma files, and can defend their design decisions to stakeholders with clarity and confidence. They will also serve as the design authority for shared marketing resources executing within the established design system. We are also looking for someone with genuine creative ambition - someone who follows Awards, gets excited by FWA winners, and wants to build experiences that make the industry take notice. They embrace AI as a core part of their creative workflow. We are building toward award-winning web experiences and are looking for people who share that ambition. The Sr. UX/UI Designer is the creative and strategic design lead for all web experiences at TradeStation Marketing. This role sets the visual and interaction standard, governs the design system, and ensures every page, component, and user flow is grounded in user needs and conversion intent. This is a senior individual contributor role with broad influence across the team and key stakeholder relationships. What You’ll Be Doing - Design System Ownership: - Build, maintain, and govern a comprehensive design system in Figma including typography, color, spacing, components, and usage guidelines that serve as the single source of truth for all web design. - Serve as the design authority for shared marketing resources, ensuring all creative produced outside the team adheres to established brand and design standards. - UX Strategy and Research: - Lead UX research initiatives including user interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis to inform design decisions with real user insights. - Translate business goals and user needs into clear information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes. - UI Design and Figma Handoff: - Produce polished, developer-ready Figma files with accurate specs, component annotations, responsive breakpoints, and interaction notes that enable clean handoff to the Front-End Developer. - Design web pages, landing pages, UI components, and interactive features that balance aesthetic quality with conversion performance and accessibility compliance. - Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: - Partner closely with the Senior Full-Stack Developer on design feasibility, technical constraints, and implementation accuracy, and with the Marketing Analytics and AI Specialist to incorporate conversion data into design decisions. - Present and defend design decisions to stakeholders with clear rationale rooted in user research, brand standards, and business objectives. - AI and Design Innovation: - Actively incorporate AI tools into the design workflow for concepting, rapid iteration, asset generation, and design QA to increase speed and output quality. - Stay current on UX trends, design tooling, and emerging best practices and bring forward recommendations that improve the team’s design quality and efficiency. Qualifications - Mastery of Figma including components, variables, auto-layout, prototyping, and developer handoff. - Deep expertise in UX methodology including user research, usability testing, journey mapping, information architecture, and conversion-centered design. - Proven ability to build and govern a design system at scale, including component libraries, usage documentation, and cross-team adoption. - Strong visual design sensibility, typography, color theory, layout, hierarchy, and brand application across web environments. - Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator for image editing, vector work, and asset preparation. - Solid understanding of WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and the ability to design inclusively from the start rather than retrofitting compliance. - Ability to collaborate effectively with developers on technical feasibility and implementation accuracy, with a working understanding of how designs translate to code. - Strong presentation and communication skills. Able to articulate design rationale clearly to non-design stakeholders and incorporate feedback constructively. - Comfortable using AI tools for design concepting, rapid iteration, and asset generation to increase creative throughput. - Motion design and micro-interaction experience (CSS animations, After Effects, or similar) preferred. - A distinctive creative point of view - able to push beyond convention and propose unexpected, memorable design directions that elevate the brand. - Strong understanding of motion and interaction design as integral to the user experience, not decorative. - Awareness of award-winning web design trends and the ability to draw inspiration from the broader creative industry including gaming, editorial, and art direction. - Demonstrated experience owning or contributing to a design system in a team environment. - Experience working within Agile or sprint-based workflows alongside developers and cross-functional stakeholders. - Portfolio that includes live web projects demonstrating both UX strategy and high-fidelity visual design. - Experience designing for financial services, fintech, or other regulated industry digital products preferred. - Familiarity with conversion rate optimization principles and A/B testing as applied to web design decisions preferred. - Portfolio that includes work that demonstrates award-caliber quality preferred. - Experience directing motion and interaction design in collaboration with front-end developers preferred. - Familiarity with TradeStation products and the online brokerage ecosystem preferred. Requirements - Minimum of 5 years of professional UX/UI design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end web design work from research through developer handoff. - Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience. Benefits - Collaborative work environment. - Competitive Salaries. - Yearly bonus. - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1. - Unlimited Paid Time Off. - Flexible working environment. - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials. - Pay Range (US) $102-130K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets).

Role Description We are looking for an experienced Product Management Director to lead the Active Trader product area. This is a senior role for someone who combines deep expertise in trading and financial products with strong product management fundamentals, and who is energized by building features that matter to sophisticated, high-volume traders. This role will own the product vision and roadmap for the Active Trader segment across our platforms, working closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to ship products that drive measurable outcomes for our most valuable clients. You may also provide direction and mentorship to other PMs on the team as the organization grows. What You’ll Be Doing - Active Trader Product Ownership - Own the product roadmap for the Active Trader segment across TITAN X, HUB, and Mobile, with deep focus on complex options strategies, futures, and derivatives tooling. - Define and prioritize features that drive meaningful improvements in trade volume, client retention, and the overall experience for high-value active traders. - Conduct ongoing customer discovery with VIP active traders and translate insights into well-defined product requirements. - Develop a clear point of view on what separates professional-grade trading tools from consumer-grade experiences — and build to that standard. - Monitor product KPIs and business outcomes; use data to inform prioritization and flag risks early. - Cross-Functional Leadership - Partner with engineering and design to drive from concept to delivery — acting as the connective tissue between business goals and technical execution. - Work closely with marketing, CX, compliance, and risk to ensure product launches are coordinated and well-supported across the organization. - Engage with senior stakeholders and executive leadership to communicate roadmap strategy, surface trade-offs, and align on priorities. - Evaluate competitive developments in the active trading and fintech space and proactively incorporate insights into the product strategy. - Partner with compliance and risk on regulatory considerations, particularly as they relate to derivatives and options product development. - Team & Ways of Working - Provide direction and mentorship to PMs on the Active Trader team; model strong product thinking and execution standards. - Contribute to a culture of speed, precision, and continuous improvement in how the PM team operates. - Leverage AI tools as part of your everyday workflow to move faster, synthesize research, and improve the quality of your outputs. Qualifications - Strong command of PM fundamentals: discovery, prioritization, road mapping, KPI definition, stakeholder communication, and go-to-market execution. - Demonstrated ability to ship software features in an agile environment with measurable business impact. - Experience working directly with engineering teams on technical trade-offs — you can have a meaningful conversation about API design, data models, and system constraints. - Comfortable building and using self-service analytics to measure product performance; data fluency is expected, not optional. - Clear, precise written communication — your ability to articulate intent directly determines what gets built. - Deep, working knowledge of active trading with meaningful expertise in multi-leg options strategies, equity derivatives, and/or futures. - Familiarity with broker-dealer platform conventions, order entry UX, risk management tools, and post-trade analytics. - Intuition for what VIP-level active trader UX looks like and what distinguishes professional-grade tools from consumer-grade experiences. - Ability to write accurate, detailed product requirements without relying on a subject matter expert for every decision. - Experience operating at a senior level with exposure to executive stakeholders and cross-functional leadership. - Ability to influence without authority across design, engineering, marketing, and compliance. - Organized and focused under pressure; able to manage multiple product tracks simultaneously without losing precision. - Growth-oriented mindset — you proactively stay ahead of industry trends, competitive shifts, and evolving client needs. - Personal trading experience in options or futures — market participation creates intuition that is hard to teach preferred. - Prior experience in a senior PM role with some people management or mentorship responsibility preferred. - Familiarity with Amplitude, Databricks, or similar analytics platforms for self-service product measurement preferred. - Experience at a broker-dealer, trading platform, or fintech company serving professional or active trader segments preferred. Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field. - 10+ years of experience in product management, with a track record of owning complex, customer-facing products end to end with a focus on active trading or financial services. Benefits - Collaborative work environment. - Competitive Salaries. - Yearly bonus. - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1. - Unlimited Paid Time Off. - Flexible working environment. - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials. - Pay Range (US) $190-206K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets).

Title: Principal Data Scientist Locations: Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah or Virginia Remote Job Description: #WeAreTradeStation Remote Position - must reside in Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah or Virginia Who We Are: TradeStation is the home of those born to trade. As an online brokerage firm and trading ecosystem, we are focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. We continuously push the boundaries of what's possible, encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and relentlessly search for like-minded innovators. At TradeStation, we are building an AI-First culture. We expect team members to embrace AI as a core part of their daily workflow, whether that’s using AI to accelerate development, enhance decision-making, improve client outcomes, or streamline internal processes. We hire, grow, and promote people who can harness AI responsibly and creatively. We treat AI as a partner in problem-solving, not just a tool; following our governance standards to ensure AI is used ethically, securely, and transparently. If you join us, you’re joining a culture where AI is how we work. Are you ready to make yourself at home? What We Are Looking For: We're seeking a Principal Data Scientist to help design, build, and deploy advanced analytics and machine learning solutions that power TradeStation's trading platform, client experience, and business operations. Reporting to the Sr. Director of AI, Data Science & Enterprise Data, this role will own the full data science lifecycle — from exploratory analysis and model development through production deployment and ongoing monitoring. This role is for a self-directed practitioner who thrives without hand holding. The ideal applicant will proactively identify opportunities where data science can create meaningful impact, build the solutions, and iterate rapidly. The Principal Data Scientist will write clean, production-grade code, stay genuinely curious about emerging AI and ML techniques, and independently learn new tools before being asked to. The applicant should be equally at home in a Jupyter notebook and a production ML pipeline. This role will work closely with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Analytics teams to build predictive models, behavioral analytics, and AI-powered capabilities that give TradeStation a competitive edge. What You’ll Be Doing: Modeling & Machine Learning - Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle — from problem framing and feature engineering through model training, validation, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring - Help build and deploy predictive models across a range of use cases including customer behavior, fraud and anomaly detection, trade surveillance, risk modeling, and personalization - Design and implement real-time and batch ML pipelines that operate reliably at scale in production environments - Develop behavioral anomaly detection and pattern recognition systems using statistical and deep learning approaches - Apply NLP and LLM techniques to extract insights from unstructured data — trade notes, client communications, market commentary, and internal documentation Analytics & Visualization - Translate complex data into clear, compelling visualizations and narratives for both technical and executive audiences - Help design and build dashboards and analytical tools that empower stakeholders to make faster, more informed decisions - Conduct exploratory data analysis to surface trends, anomalies, and opportunities across trading behavior, customer segments, and platform performance - Define, track, and interpret key business and model performance metrics; proactively surface meaningful insights without waiting to be asked AI Integration & Innovation - Stay at the forefront of AI and ML research — continuously evaluate and adopt emerging techniques (GenAI, RAG, agents, multimodal models) where they create real business value - Leverage AI tools (Claude, LLMs, foundation models) to accelerate your own development workflow, from code generation to documentation to data profiling - Experiment rapidly with new approaches; fail fast, iterate, and bring winning solutions to production - Contribute to TradeStation's AI governance standards by ensuring models are interpretable, fair, and deployed responsibly Strategic Impact & Communication - Partner with Product and Engineering to define the data and modeling requirements for new platform features - Work with Compliance and Risk teams to build surveillance and monitoring systems that meet regulatory requirements - Communicate results and recommendations clearly to non-technical stakeholders; translate business questions into rigorous analytical frameworks The Skills You Bring: - Self-Starter & Independent Learner —proactively identify problems worth solving, learn new techniques without being prompted, and drive projects to completion without needing direction - Full-Stack Data Science — proven ability to own the complete lifecycle: problem definition, data wrangling, feature engineering, modeling, deployment, and monitoring in production environments - Machine Learning Depth — strong command of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning methods; experience with time series, anomaly detection, NLP, and deep learning; know when to use simple models and when to go complex - Software Engineering Fundamentals — writes production-quality Python; comfortable with version control (Git), containerization (Docker), and MLOps best practices; code that others can maintain - Data Platform Proficiency — hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, or Snowflake; able to write and optimize complex SQL; understands data modeling and pipeline design - Visualization & Storytelling — ability to build polished, insight-driven visualizations and dashboards (Tableau, Power BI, Plotly, Sigma); presents data science work in business terms - AI-Native Workflow — actively uses AI tools (Claude, Copilot, LLMs) in day-to-day work; has hands-on experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or GenAI application development - Statistical Rigor — solid grounding in probability, statistics, and experimental design; applies A/B testing and causal inference correctly; doesn't overfit spurious signals - Cross-Functional Collaboration — comfortable working across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Analytics; can present findings to executives and translate business requirements into analytical solutions - Financial Services Domain— experience with trading data, market microstructure, customer behavior in financial platforms, fraud detection, or regulatory compliance analytics strongly preferred - Experience building and monitoring ML models in production using MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, or similar MLOps platforms preferred - Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, RAG architectures, or AI agent frameworks preferred - Track record of self-directed learning — personal projects, open-source contributions, Kaggle competition history, technical writing, or conference presentations preferred - Experience with fraud detection, behavioral anomaly detection, trade surveillance, or risk modeling in financial services preferred - Familiarity with real-time streaming data (Kafka, Spark Streaming) and low-latency model serving preferred - Experience with cloud ML infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and distributed computing preferred Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field - 7+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning roles, with demonstrated ownership of models deployed to production Desired Qualifications: - Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline What We Offer: - Collaborative work environment - Competitive Salaries - Yearly bonus - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1 - Unlimited Paid Time Off - Flexible working environment - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials - Pay Range (US) $140-180K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets) TradeStation provides equal employment opportunities to current and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, disability, handicap, citizenship, veteran or marital status, or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. #LI-Remote

Role Description We are looking for a Senior AML Investigator who will be responsible for conducting complex, multi-layered investigations into suspicious activity, including: - Suspected money laundering - Structuring - Layering - Terrorist financing - Fraud - Other financial crimes Responsibilities include: - Identifying and investigating suspicious activity in accordance with the firm's Anti-Money Laundering program. - Ensuring compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act, 31 CFR Part 1023, and FINRA 3310. - Evaluating and analyzing information uncovered during investigations and making recommendations regarding Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR). - Preparing clear and concise reports detailing unusual activity detected. - Exercising mature decision-making regarding products and types of transactions. - Escalating abnormalities as required by policy. Qualifications - Deep understanding of AML regulations, security industry typologies, and FINRA/SEC compliance. - Experience using various software tools designed for AML compliance and transaction monitoring. - Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite and BSA E-Filing Portal. - Good problem-solving skills with the ability to determine cause and suggest solutions. - Solid writing and analytical skills. - Strong time management and prioritization skills. - Ability to identify potential regulatory compliance issues or deviations from internal policies and procedures and escalate to management. - Must exhibit the highest standards of integrity and maintain confidentiality. Requirements - Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college/university or equivalent work experience. - 5+ years of BSA/AML operations and compliance experience. Desired Qualifications - Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). - Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). - Certified Financial Crimes Specialist (CFCS). - Securities industry licenses, Series 3 and 7. Benefits - Collaborative work environment. - Competitive Salaries. - Yearly bonus. - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1. - Unlimited Paid Time Off. - Flexible working environment. - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials. - Pay Range (US) $100-110K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets).

Title: Senior Software Development Engineer In Test Location: Remote #WeAreTradeStation Who We Are: TradeStation is the home of those born to trade. As an online brokerage firm and trading ecosystem, we are focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. We continuously push the boundaries of what's possible, encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and relentlessly search for like-minded innovators. At TradeStation, we are building an AI-First culture. We expect team members to embrace AI as a core part of their daily workflow, whether that’s using AI to accelerate development, enhance decision-making, improve client outcomes, or streamline internal processes. We hire, grow, and promote people who can harness AI responsibly and creatively. We treat AI as a partner in problem-solving, not just a tool; following our governance standards to ensure AI is used ethically, securely, and transparently. If you join us, you’re joining a culture where AI is how we work. What We Are Looking For: The Software Development Engineer in Test is an engineer who is focused on quality. The candidate will assist us in continuous integration by championing a high level of quality in our deliverables and by developing/designing test frameworks, fixtures, and practices. What You’ll Be Doing: - Testing of complex web applications and web API's - Test plan creation, automation and execution - Document and track program defects - Participate in code reviews - Provide continuous integration test support - Provide guidance to the rest of the team on designing for testability - Create and manage automated testing suites - Create, automate, and execute test plans that generate artifacts to validate proper functioning of the app, and also provide quality-related metrics - Research and apply emerging test tools, trends and methodologies - Must have a passion for analysis and testing - Strong technical skills and raw intellectual ability - Ability to turn requirements into tests - Strong organization and prioritization skills - Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and the ability to adapt and learn The Skills You Bring: - Cloud native technologies in AWS or Azure, including Kubernetes - Broad knowledge of JavaScript both in the browser and in NodeJS - Web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTTP, REST, WebSocket, etc.) - Web application debug tools (Curl, Fiddler, Wireshark, Chrome Developer Tools, etc.) - Understanding of C# and .NET & .NET Core - Practical asynch programming & multithreading experience - Moderate database experience (i.e. Sql Server, NoSQL, Redis) - Experience testing Web sites and/or RESTful services on a Microsoft stack (ASP.NET, Javascript, JSON, HTML, IIS) - One or more scripting languages suitable for automation such as Bash or Python - Continuous build integration tools (GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.) - Familiarity with containerization software such as Docker - Agile Development preferred - Test Driven Development (TDD) preferred - Brokerage/trading platform experience preferred - Real-time low latency streaming preferred - Distributed Source Control tools (Git, Mercurial) preferred - Cloud architecture and deployment (AWS or Azure) preferred - Multiple programming languages preferred - Oauth 2.0 preferred - Experience with Visual Studio preferred Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience - 3-5 years application testing or developing What We Offer: - Collaborative work environment - Competitive Salaries - Yearly bonus - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1 - Unlimited Paid Time Off - Flexible working environment - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials #LI-Remote

#WeAreTradeStation Remote Position - must reside Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah or Wisconsin Who We Are: TradeStation is the home of those born to trade. As an online brokerage firm and trading ecosystem, we are focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. We continuously push the boundaries of what's possible, encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and relentlessly search for like-minded innovators. At TradeStation, we are building an AI-First culture. We expect team members to embrace AI as a core part of their daily workflow, whether that’s using AI to accelerate development, enhance decision-making, improve client outcomes, or streamline internal processes. We hire, grow, and promote people who can harness AI responsibly and creatively. We treat AI as a partner in problem-solving, not just a tool; following our governance standards to ensure AI is used ethically, securely, and transparently. If you join us, you’re joining a culture where AI is how we work. Are you ready to make yourself at home? What We Are Looking For: We are looking for a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering to lead the build-out of TradeStation's next-generation API platform. This is a pivotal role: our APIs are the front door for every client application, third-party integration, and AI-powered experience we deliver. This role will own the strategy and execution to establish TradeStation as the leader in trading APIs — creating the developer experience that drives adoption, increases trade revenue, and enables an ecosystem of innovators to build on our platform. The team will design, build, and operate API products spanning REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and emerging protocols like MCP (Model Context Protocol) to power AI agents and agentic workflows. Internally, this role will drive the adoption of gRPC as our high-performance service communication standard. Externally, this role will champion a world-class developer experience — from API design and documentation to SDKs, sandbox environments, and developer portal capabilities. This Sr. Manager will partner closely with Product Management, who owns the product roadmap and prioritization, while the Sr. Manager owns the technical vision, architecture, and engineering execution. The Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, will work with group Architects and cross-functional partners to drive technical innovation and optimize your team's performance in a fast-moving business and technical environment. This role will provide leadership for Technical Leads and software development teams, participate in technology management planning sessions, coordinate execution with the enterprise architecture vision, and communicate with executive leadership. The successful candidate will develop a deep understanding of API consumers — both internal teams and external developers — to drive design decisions, execute product roadmaps, and act as the evangelist for TradeStation's API platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a critical growth vector for the company while leading a talented group of highly dedicated engineers. What You’ll Be Doing: - Serve as an inspirational and outcome-driven leader — execution and follow-up is everything - Own the technical strategy and technical roadmap for TradeStation's API platform, spanning REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and AI-native protocols (MCP), partnering with Product Management on product strategy and prioritization - Drive API-first design principles across the organization, ensuring consistency, discoverability, and developer ergonomics across all API surfaces - Foster a developer-experience (DX) mindset: treat external and internal API consumers as customers, obsess over documentation quality, onboarding friction, and time-to-first-call - Lead the adoption of gRPC as the internal high-performance service protocol, establishing patterns, tooling, and best practices for teams across the organization - Define and enforce API governance standards including versioning, deprecation policies, rate limiting, authentication/authorization patterns, and SLA management - Collaborate closely with Product Management, Business, and executive stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical execution plans that drive trade revenue and platform adoption - Manage cloud-native infrastructure strategy on AWS and Kubernetes, optimizing for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency - Champion psychological safety within the team environment, modeling it and insisting on it as a core value - Select, assess, develop, mentor, manage, and retain top technical talent - Effectively manage people, including planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems - Ensure knowledge sharing among the team to avoid information silos and address key-staff risks - Continuously refine development processes to improve overall performance and reduce friction to delivery - Mange and maintain Agile practices and track team performance based on outcomes - Clear roadblocks for teams to ensure delivery focus - Participate in business planning and communicate technical knowledge of vision for both current and future API products The Skills You Bring: - Superior understanding and execution of organizational goals and objectives - Strong presentation skills, excellent written and oral communication skills - Strong technical depth and raw intellectual ability - Deep expertise in API design, architecture, and lifecycle management across multiple paradigms (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets) - Strong understanding of API gateway and management platforms (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway) and service mesh technologies - Hands-on understanding of Protocol Buffers, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, and schema-first API design - Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, AWS, Kubernetes, and container orchestration - Solid understanding of authentication and authorization patterns for APIs (OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, mTLS) - Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies, DevOps, continuous delivery, and related concepts - Experience with resource allocation and personnel management - Must be a team player that is assertive, passionate, and goal-oriented - Solid organization and prioritization skills - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to pivot and adapt as needed - Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns - Expertise and demonstrated experience in systems design, development, implementation, and deployment processes - Demonstrated ability to make decisions regarding necessary team size and composition - Strong pattern recognition abilities to identify abstractions and processes that drive team success - Development background with proficiency in modern programming languages commonly used for API development (Go, Rust, TypeScript/Node.js, Python); hands-on coding is not required but the ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and review architecture decisions is essential - Experience in the brokerage or financial services industry, especially building APIs for trading or market data preferred - Experience designing and operating developer portals, SDKs, and API documentation platforms preferred - Knowledge of AI/ML integration patterns for APIs, including function-calling interfaces, streaming responses, and agent-to-API communication (e.g., MCP, tool-use protocols) preferred - Experience with high-throughput, low-latency API systems serving real-time financial data preferred - Understanding of regulatory requirements for API access controls, data distribution, and audit logging in financial services preferred - Track record of growing API adoption and measuring developer experience through metrics (TTFB, error rates, adoption funnels) preferred - Experience with infrastructure as code and automating deployments in cloud-native environments preferred - Familiarity with service mesh architectures (Istio, Linkerd) and observability stacks for distributed API systems preferred Minimum Qualifications: - BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience - 7+ years of relevant team management and leadership experience in high-performance, business-critical environments What We Offer: - Collaborative work environment - Competitive Salaries - Yearly bonus - Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1 - Unlimited Paid Time Off - Flexible working environment - TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials - Pay Range (US) $174-189K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets) TradeStation provides equal employment opportunities to current and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, disability, handicap, citizenship, veteran or marital status, or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. #LI-Remote