Software Engineer

Company Name: tastytrade   
Role: Software Engineer II (Ruby)  
Location: Hybrid - Chicago, IL (3 days/week in office)  

We're building a dedicated team focused on improving operational efficiency and quality of life for our internal teams—people who are often overlooked in product-driven organizations. Your work will directly impact critical teams like Trade Desk, Account Opening, Fraud Prevention, and Banking Operations by building custom tools for our proprietary systems and integrating smart third-party solutions where appropriate.  

You'll be part of a small, focused squad working alongside our core brokerage engineering team with a clear mission: reduce friction, improve workflows, and make employees' lives easier.  

The work spans interesting technical challenges—from custom development to systems integration to data work—and there's a direct connection between what you build and both employee satisfaction and customer experience. We recognize that internal efficiency drives business results, and we're investing accordingly.  

As a Software Engineer, you'll help by modifying existing systems, taking ownership of current systems, contributing to greenfield projects, and troubleshooting issues as they arise. Our engineers work in a variety of tools including Ruby, Java, and JavaScript. You'll work primarily in Ruby but will have opportunities to expand your skill set into areas where you interest and our technology intersect. 

What You'll Do: 

• Build and maintain Ruby APIs, services, and systems that reliably and efficiently handle order routing and ledger flows 
• Implement technology improvements to enhance security, reliability, and performance 
• Provide guidance and leadership to more junior members of the team when questions arise about language or implementation specifics, as well as contributing in a meaningful way to our peer review process 
• Translate requirements and technical direction into production-quality code with lightweight guidance from a senior engineer or team leadership 
• Work independently on smaller scope tasks and work under the guidance of a senior engineer to contribute to larger projects 
• Write comprehensive tests for your code 
• Perform light infrastructure work to support application development work where applicable 
• Continue your growth by learning new systems and working towards ownership of tastytrade's systems 

Who You Are: 

• You must be able to learn quickly in areas where you don't have deep expertise. 
• Have deep expertise in at least one language or framework, dealing with it in a production context 
• We expect a Software Engineer to have dabbled in languages, frameworks, or technologies beyond their expertise. 
• Demonstrable professional experience working as a software engineer on a team 

Team Perks/Benefits:       

• Performance Bonuses       
• Stock Purchase Options       
• 401k Plan       
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits   
• Annual educational / conference stipend    
• Sustainable workday with minimal on-call responsibilities    
• 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)       
• 10 Paid Sick Days       
• Gym Membership Reimbursement       
• Commuter Benefits       
• Pet Insurance       
• Wellness & Mental Health Programs       
• Charitable Donation Matching       
• Two Paid Volunteer Days Off       
• Daily catered lunch when in the office       
• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages       
• In-building gym       
• Shuttle to/from Metra       
• Office located in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars     

Salary Range: Level II - $146,750 
The actual salary offered will be based on the candidate's level of experience and qualifications    

About Us:      

IG|tasty empowers individual traders differently. tastylive, founded in 2011, is an online financial media network, tastytrade (previously known as tastyworks) is a self-directed retail brokerage firm that launched in 2017, tasty Software Solutions and tastyfx, is a registered Forex broker-dealer. In 2021, London-based IG Group acquired tastylive, Inc. (previously known as tastytrade) and assigned it to lead business in North America. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US over the past few years. Changing the IG US name to tastyfx marks the next chapter, in aligning with the tasty brand family and offering a more forex-focused experience. This combined team has years of experience like institutional brokers, but also a passion for disrupting the entire trading industry.          

Our dream is simple: we want more people to find more success with a better trading experience. That’s why we’re investing heavily in the right people, technology, and media to make that happen in the US and across the globe.        

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars.      

tastytrade | tastylive  | tastyfx | tastycrypto   
1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607       

*Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!