Job Opportunities at Tickblaze

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal .NET Trading Systems Engineer to become the technical owner of our OMS (Order Management System), Hub API infrastructure, and core trading services.

This is not a typical development role. You will be responsible for architecting, building, maintaining, troubleshooting, and scaling mission-critical systems that directly impact live trading operations, broker connectivity, market data infrastructure, and platform uptime.

This position is ideal for a senior engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong ownership, architectural thinking, and hands-on execution. We are looking for someone who can independently manage complex systems, make sound technical decisions, and provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in development, troubleshooting, and infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner of the Tickblaze OMS, Hub API infrastructure, and related backend services.
• Design, maintain, and evolve scalable, high-availability trading systems and services.
• Lead architectural decision-making and establish technical standards for assigned systems.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to system design, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Participate in technical roadmap planning and long-term platform strategy discussions.

• Develop, maintain, and improve backend services using C# and .NET technologies.
• Design and maintain REST APIs and service-oriented architectures.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and resource utilization.
• Implement fault-tolerant systems and resilient service architectures.
• Maintain system stability while supporting ongoing product growth and development.

• Manage AWS infrastructure and cloud-based services supporting the trading platform.
• Maintain Docker-based environments and deployment workflows.
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability systems.
• Improve deployment automation and CI/CD processes.
• Develop disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity procedures.
• Ensure systems remain highly available and operational under demanding production workloads.

• Troubleshoot production issues, outages, and critical incidents.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Respond quickly to platform-impacting issues affecting traders, brokers, or integrations.
• Develop proactive monitoring and alerting systems to identify issues before they impact users.
• Maintain operational readiness for systems with strict uptime requirements.

• Implement and maintain security best practices across backend systems and infrastructure.
• Ensure proper handling and protection of sensitive trading and customer data.
• Identify and mitigate operational, infrastructure, and security risks.
• Review system designs and implementations to maintain platform integrity and compliance with internal standards.

• Review and approve pull requests and architectural changes.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance across engineering initiatives.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and development processes.
• Collaborate closely with QA, Product, and Executive Leadership teams.
• Contribute to technical due diligence, vendor evaluations, and partner integrations.

• Support broker, exchange, market data, and third-party platform integrations.
• Assist with connectivity initiatives involving trading, execution, and market data providers.
• Collaborate on architecture and implementation of real-time trading systems.
• Support initiatives related to algorithmic trading, order routing, and execution infrastructure.
• Maintain technical documentation for systems, services, and integrations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years designing, maintaining, and supporting large-scale production systems.
• Expert-level C# and ASP.NET experience.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture.
• Strong AWS infrastructure experience.
• Strong Docker experience.
• Experience with Redis and high-performance caching systems.
• Experience designing REST APIs and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience supporting systems with strict uptime and reliability requirements.
• Experience leading technical design decisions and architectural reviews.
• Experience conducting code reviews and enforcing engineering standards.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and production support skills.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• High level of ownership, accountability, and proactive decision-making.

• Trading platform experience.
• OMS experience.
• Broker connectivity experience.
• Market data infrastructure experience.
• Financial technology experience.
• Real-time messaging systems experience.
• Multi-threaded and low-latency systems experience.
• Exchange connectivity experience.
• Experience working with algorithmic trading systems.
• Experience supporting mission-critical financial infrastructure.

Work Environment

• Fully remote, full-time, aligned with U.S. Eastern Time.
• High responsiveness and accountability.
• Fast-moving startup environment requiring adaptability and strong communication.
• Strong technical ownership with the ability to independently manage complex systems and infrastructure.

• Reliable high-performance computer.
• Fast, stable internet.
• Quiet and professional home office.

Application Process

Please email your resume to hr@tickblaze.com with the subject line: NOW HIRING: TB – Principal .NET Trading Systems Engineer

Along with your resume, include short answers to the following:

• Are you comfortable working remotely using your own equipment as an independent contractor, and can you commit to full-time hours aligned with U.S. Eastern Time?
• Do you actively trade or have you traded previously? If so, what markets do you trade, for how many years, and which platforms have you used most extensively?
• Which of the following have you worked with professionally: OMS, broker integrations, exchange connectivity, market data systems, or trading platforms? For each applicable area, name the specific system or provider.
• What is the largest production system you have personally owned or been primarily responsible for? Please include the approximate number of users, requests, or transactions handled.
• What AWS services do you currently use most often, and what was the last production change you personally deployed using them?
• Describe one production incident you personally resolved. What failed, what was the root cause, and what permanent fix was implemented?
• Which monitoring and alerting tools have you configured yourself? Name the specific tools and briefly describe what you monitored.
• What is the largest codebase you have inherited from another developer or team? Approximately how large was it, and what were the first three things you reviewed after taking ownership?
• What development and infrastructure technologies have you used extensively? Please include languages, frameworks, databases, cloud providers, CI/CD tools.
• After reviewing Tickblaze, what do you believe is the most technically challenging aspect of operating a modern multi-asset trading platform, and why?

Important: We review all answers carefully to assess authenticity. Please write your own responses — generic or AI-generated text will disqualify your application. Keep it short, specific, and genuine.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Marketing Manager to lead and execute our marketing strategy, operations, and campaigns across both B2B and B2C channels.

This role is responsible for helping transform marketing into a structured, scalable growth engine that drives brand recognition, lead generation, user acquisition, and enterprise partnerships.

This position is ideal for a highly strategic, hands-on marketing professional who can both execute campaigns and help shape the long-term marketing vision of the company. We are looking for someone who can operate at a high level strategically while remaining actively involved in execution, coordination, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a marketing strategy aligned with company growth objectives.
• Lead day-to-day marketing operations and coordinate marketing initiatives across the organization.
• Build scalable marketing systems that drive consistent and measurable growth.
• Coordinate weekly marketing activities and ensure clear accountability and execution across internal and external contributors.
• Identify new growth opportunities and proactively recommend initiatives that support company objectives.

• Position Tickblaze as a leading trading platform and fintech infrastructure provider in the global market.
• Ensure messaging clearly communicates the platform's technological advantages and differentiates it from competitors.
• Strengthen brand visibility across both retail and institutional segments.
• Maintain consistency across all marketing channels, campaigns, and communications.

• Design and implement marketing systems that drive both B2C and B2B growth.
• Develop acquisition strategies targeting retail traders, professional traders, prop firms, brokerages, and financial institutions.
• Build and optimize conversion funnels that generate qualified leads and drive platform adoption.
• Monitor acquisition performance and continuously improve conversion metrics.

• Oversee the planning and execution of marketing campaigns across paid advertising, webinars, email marketing, landing pages, video content, affiliate programs, partnerships, and social media.
• Ensure all campaigns are structured, measurable, and aligned with defined performance goals.
• Manage promotions, giveaways, contests, and special campaigns with clear execution processes and performance tracking.
• Work closely with media, design, and content teams to ensure campaigns are delivered on time and at a high standard.

• Develop marketing funnels that generate qualified leads for the sales team.
• Support enterprise partnerships and strategic client acquisition initiatives.
• Align marketing execution with revenue targets and sales pipeline objectives.
• Assist in creating materials and campaigns that support enterprise sales efforts.

• Oversee the development and deployment of content across SEO, blogs, video, webinars, product marketing initiatives, and educational resources.
• Define and execute a competitor-aware content strategy that strengthens Tickblaze's market positioning.
• Manage social media strategy and ensure consistent brand voice and reputation across all platforms.
• Work with internal and external contributors to produce high-quality content that supports company objectives.

• Leverage AI tools and automation platforms to accelerate content production, campaign execution, optimization, and research.
• Continuously identify and implement new technologies, workflows, and systems that improve efficiency and scalability.
• Monitor emerging marketing trends and recommend improvements where appropriate.

• Coordinate marketing contributors, vendors, agencies, and contractors to ensure projects are completed on time and at a high standard.
• Work closely with product, operations, sales, media, and development teams to ensure aligned execution across all initiatives.
• Present plans, updates, and performance results to leadership.
• Help establish clear processes, accountability, and communication within the marketing function.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing marketing campaigns and initiatives within fintech, trading platforms, brokerages, prop firms, or related industries.
• Deep understanding of the trading ecosystem, including traders, prop firms, brokers, and platform dynamics.
• Strong experience across both B2B and B2C marketing.
• Expertise in paid advertising, funnels, marketing automation, email marketing, and campaign strategy.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional marketing initiatives and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capability.
• High level of ownership, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.

• Experience scaling marketing in a high-growth fintech or trading environment.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Infusionsoft/Keap, GoHighLevel, HubSpot, or similar CRM and automation systems.
• Experience working with influencer marketing and social-driven acquisition strategies.
• Strong understanding of AI tools and their application in marketing workflows.
• Experience managing affiliate or partnership programs.

Work Environment

• Fully remote, full-time, aligned with U.S. Eastern Time.
• High responsiveness and accountability.
• Fast-moving startup environment requiring adaptability and strong communication.
• Direct collaboration with leadership and key stakeholders.
• Strong technical proficiency with the ability to quickly learn, navigate, and troubleshoot multiple tools and platforms independently without constant guidance.

• Reliable high-performance computer.
• Fast, stable internet.
• Quiet and professional home office.

Application Process

Please email your resume to hr@tickblaze.com with the subject line: NOW HIRING: TB – Marketing Manager

Along with your resume, include short answers to the following:

• Are you comfortable working remotely using your own equipment as an independent contractor, and can you commit to full-time hours aligned with U.S. Eastern Time?
• Do you actively trade? If so, what markets do you trade and which platforms do you use?
• Which trading platforms, prop firms, brokerages, or fintech companies have you marketed, and what was your specific role?
• Describe one marketing campaign in the fintech or trading industry that directly impacted user acquisition, lead generation, or revenue.
• What audience segments have you marketed to most frequently, and how do you adjust your approach for different audiences? Give a brief example.
• What marketing systems or funnels have you built that generated consistent growth?
• What AI tools or automation platforms do you use regularly in your marketing workflow?
• What competitors in the trading industry are you most familiar with?
• Based on your understanding, where does Tickblaze currently lag behind or stand out compared to those competitors?
• Give ONE reason why you are uniquely qualified for this role and stand out from other candidates.

Important: We review all answers carefully to assess authenticity. Please write your own responses — generic or AI-generated text will disqualify your application. Keep it short, specific, and genuine.

Position Overview

The Alpha Quant Syndicate (AQS) Lead Quant Coach & Educator is responsible for leading the daily AQS trading room, coaching traders, teaching quantitative trading concepts, and helping members develop, test, optimize, validate, and deploy automated trading systems.

This individual serves as the face of the AQS program and plays a critical role in member success, education, retention, and community engagement.

The ideal candidate is an experienced trader, system developer, educator, and communicator who can confidently guide traders through every stage of the algorithmic trading process, from strategy creation to live deployment.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead and moderate the AQS live trading room Monday through Thursday.

Trade live markets using automated and systematic trading approaches.

Demonstrate live strategy execution using Tickblaze.

Review active systems, market conditions, and trading opportunities.

Walk traders through:

• Strategy selection
• Market analysis
• System execution
• Risk management
• Position management
• Trade review

Answer member questions in real time.

Maintain a professional and engaging trading environment.

Provide daily market commentary from a quantitative and systematic trading perspective.

Conduct daily educational and strategy development sessions.

Teach traders how to:

• Build trading systems
• Backtest strategies
• Optimize systems
• Validate performance
• Conduct walk-forward testing
• Avoid curve fitting
• Evaluate robustness
• Deploy systems live
• Manage systematic risk

Review member systems and provide constructive feedback.

Break down real-world examples and case studies.

Provide ongoing training on both discretionary and systematic trading concepts where appropriate.

Conduct one-on-one coaching sessions with AQS members.

Assist traders in developing individualized trading plans.

Evaluate trader strengths, weaknesses, and development goals.

Provide accountability and progress tracking.

Help traders improve:

• Strategy development
• Research processes
• Risk management
• Trading psychology
• System implementation

Support members throughout their entire trading journey.

Demonstrate expertise in:

• Algorithmic trading
• Quantitative analysis
• Backtesting
• Optimization
• Walk-forward analysis
• Portfolio construction
• Risk management
• System validation

Guide members through the complete lifecycle of strategy development.

Teach best practices for creating robust and repeatable trading systems.

Help traders identify and eliminate common mistakes, including:

• Curve fitting
• Over-optimization
• Data mining bias
• Look-ahead bias
• Survivorship bias

Serve as a subject matter expert on the Tickblaze platform.

Provide guidance on:

• Strategy development
• Strategy deployment
• Portfolio testing
• Market replay
• Optimization tools
• Trade automation
• Performance analysis

Assist traders with platform-related questions.

Provide feedback and feature recommendations to internal product teams.

Review and assess prospective AQS applicants.

Conduct assessment calls with potential members.

Evaluate trader experience, goals, and readiness.

Provide recommendations regarding program suitability.

Support the onboarding process for new members.

Create and maintain educational resources for AQS members.

Develop:

• Training presentations
• Workshops
• Webinars
• Educational guides
• Video content
• Strategy examples
• Research case studies

Collaborate with marketing and management teams to ensure educational content remains current and effective.

Build and maintain a strong AQS community culture.

Encourage participation and engagement.

Support traders through challenges and development milestones.

Create an environment focused on professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Tickblaze experience
• 5+ years active trading experience
• Extensive experience developing and trading automated systems
• Strong understanding of quantitative trading concepts
• Extensive experience with backtesting and optimization
• Experience running live automated trading systems with real capital
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to teach complex concepts clearly
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

• NinjaTrader experience
• C# knowledge (coding experience not mandatory)
• Python knowledge (coding experience not mandatory)
• Experience coaching traders
• Experience leading online trading communities
• Experience creating educational content

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has personally built, tested, optimized, deployed, and managed automated trading systems in live markets.

They are equally comfortable:

• Trading live
• Teaching live
• Coaching traders
• Reviewing systems
• Performing quantitative analysis
• Building educational content
• Leading a community

They are passionate about helping traders become successful systematic traders while serving as a trusted representative of the Alpha Quant Syndicate program.

Work Environment

• Fully remote contractor engagement.
• Full-time, aligned with U.S. Eastern Time.
• High responsiveness and professionalism.
• Fast-moving startup environment requiring adaptability and strong communication.

• Reliable high-performance computer.
• Stable high-speed internet.
• Quiet, professional home office setup.

Application Process

Please email your resume to hr@tickblaze.com with the subject line: NOW HIRING: TB – AQS Moderator

Along with your resume, include short answers to the following:

• Are you comfortable working remotely using your own equipment as an independent contractor?
• Can you commit to full-time hours aligned with U.S. Eastern Time?
• How many years of active trading experience do you have, and which markets do you trade most frequently?
• What trading platforms have you used extensively, and how would you rate your experience with Tickblaze?
• Describe one automated trading strategy you personally built, tested, optimized, and traded. What was the development process?
• Have you coached, mentored, or taught traders before? If so, describe your experience and the type of traders you worked with.
• Have you hosted webinars, live trading rooms, training sessions, or educational presentations? Briefly describe your experience.
• What experience do you have reviewing other traders' systems and providing feedback on strategy design, risk management, or performance?
• What do you believe separates successful systematic traders from unsuccessful ones?
• Give ONE reason why you are uniquely qualified for this role and stand out from other candidates.

Important: We review all answers carefully to assess authenticity. Please write your own responses — generic or AI-generated text will disqualify your application. Keep it short, specific, and genuine.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Discord Community Moderator to help manage and grow our fast-moving trading and prop firm community.

This role goes beyond basic moderation. We are looking for someone who understands trader culture, futures and prop firm environments, and how to build an active, professional, and engaging online community. You will help support discussions, onboard new members, assist with announcements and events, and maintain a strong community presence across the Tickblaze ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Moderate discussions across the Tickblaze Discord community in a professional and consistent manner
• Maintain organized, active, and welcoming channels for traders, developers, educators, and partners
• Encourage member participation and foster a strong community culture
• Monitor conversations, identify issues, and escalate concerns when necessary
• Handle community disputes, spam, inappropriate behavior, and moderation actions professionally

• Support initiatives designed to increase engagement, retention, and community growth
• Help onboard new users and answer general platform and community-related questions
• Assist with promotions, launches, webinars, AMAs, announcements, and community events
• Identify trends, recurring questions, and feedback from the community and communicate findings internally

• Manage Discord channels, permissions, bots, automations, and server organization
• Assist with structuring channels and workflows to improve usability and engagement
• Ensure community resources, announcements, and pinned content remain updated and accurate

• Work closely with the Tickblaze team on community initiatives and communication strategies
• Coordinate with support, marketing, and leadership teams to ensure consistent messaging
• Provide regular updates regarding community sentiment, concerns, and engagement trends

Requirements

• Prior Discord moderation or community management experience
• Experience within the prop firm, trading, or fintech space
• Strong understanding of trading terminology and trader culture
• Excellent written English communication skills
• Experience using Discord bots, permissions, automations, and moderation tools
• Ability to manage fast-moving conversations and escalations professionally
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Experience working at prop firms or trading platforms
• Familiarity with futures trading, algo trading, or trading software
• Experience growing online communities
• Content creation or social media experience
• Experience managing support or educational communities

Work Environment

• Fully remote contractor engagement
• Flexible schedule based on community activity and coverage needs (part-time/full-time depending on experience)
• High responsiveness and professionalism required
• Fast-moving startup environment requiring adaptability and strong communication
• Reliable high-performance computer, stable high-speed internet, quiet professional home office

Application Process

Along with your resume, include short answers to the following screening questions:

• Are you comfortable working remotely using your own equipment as an independent contractor?
• Can you maintain flexible availability aligned with community activity and company needs? Are you looking for a part-time or full-time engagement?
• Describe your experience moderating or managing Discord communities.
• What experience do you have within the prop firm, futures, trading, or fintech industry?
• What Discord bots, moderation systems, or automation tools have you worked with?
• Describe one successful community initiative or engagement idea you helped implement.
• What online trading or fintech communities are you most familiar with?
• Based on your experience, what separates an average trading community from one that traders actively return to every day?
• If you were given full ownership of the Tickblaze Discord community for 90 days, what would your top priorities be and why?
• Give ONE reason why you are uniquely qualified for this role and stand out from other candidates.

Important: We review all answers carefully to assess authenticity. Please write your own responses — generic or AI-generated text will disqualify your application. Keep it short, specific, and genuine.