Software Engineer II

Company Name: IG North America/tastytrade
Role: Software Engineer II (Ruby) - Internal Tools Team
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

Company 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

Discretionary performance bonus: 8-12% of base salary based on individual and company performance

About IGNA + tasty

IG North America is home to tastytrade, tastylive, tastyfx, and tastycrypto—a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. Founded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a global fintech leader with 50+ years of experience.

From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible. tastytrade is our retail brokerage for self-directed investing and trading, with tastylive providing content to educate our customers. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US. tastycrypto provides self-custody digital wallets for decentralized finance.

We're a lean, collaborative team that values autonomy, pragmatism, and impact. Whether you're building technology, creating content, serving customers, or supporting operations, you'll work alongside people who are passionate about disrupting traditional finance and genuinely care about helping traders succeed. Our culture rewards initiative, embraces experimentation, and measures success by the value we create for our users.

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!