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# Sr. Trading Platform Operations Specialist at Topstep

- **Company:** Topstep
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/topsteptrader/jobs/7860830003

## Job description

Summary

The Sr. Trading Platform Operations Specialist improves how the Trading Platform organization operates by building scalable processes, driving automation, and coordinating cross-functional operational programs. Reporting to the Trading Platform Operations Lead, this role partners across engineering, product, support, and operations to turn manual work into repeatable systems, establish operational standards, and improve how teams work together as the organization grows.

With visibility across the platform organization, the Sr. Trading Platform Operations Specialist identifies cross-team dependencies, operational bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement that individual teams cannot see on their own. The role owns key operational programs—including release coordination, reporting, documentation, onboarding, and process automation—ensuring the organization operates efficiently, delivers reliably, and continues to scale.

## Key Responsibilities

Release Execution

- Partner with Engineering Managers to drive releases from code complete to production, ensuring engineering, QA, and product handoffs stay on track with no silent stalls.
- Lead release operations by consolidating readiness signals, risks, defects, and dependency status into a clear go/no-go view for release stakeholders.
- Partner with Engineering Managers to manage cross-team dependencies, identify sequencing risks, and inform scope and ship-date decisions.
- Own release communications, including release notes and recurring release summaries for product, support, and leadership.

Operational Programs

- Partner with engineering, product, support, and operations leaders to design and operate cross-functional initiatives where success depends on execution rather than technical implementation.
- Design and run operational programs that make teams across the department more effective — scoping the goal, standing the program up, and owning it through to a measurable result.
- Embed each program into the way teams already work (release, testing, onboarding, and support workflows) so it sticks rather than becoming overhead, and keep it running smoothly as the organization grows.

KPIs & Operational Reporting

- Track and report the platform org's operational KPIs and run the reporting cadence leadership relies on.
- Maintain the data hygiene and metric definitions that keep reporting accurate as the org scales into more release trains.
- Run recurring exchange and operational reporting reliably (such as CME reports).

Process & Automation

- Manage the automation backlog: build the quick wins yourself, spec the larger projects for engineering.
- Turn tribal knowledge into durable documentation, runbooks, and self-service workflows that reduce operational dependency on individuals and improve onboarding.
- Continuously analyze operational bottlenecks and use metrics to prioritize process improvements and automation investments.

Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

- 5+ years in technical operations, release management, program management, or platform operations, including end-to-end ownership of operational systems or processes.
- Experience managing workflows, releases, and versioning across Jira or similar tools, with automation experience strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to coordinate releases across engineering, QA, and product — you know where releases stall and keep handoffs moving without being asked.
- Track record of turning ad hoc processes into durable systems: runbooks, automations, and standards that outlast any single release.
- Strong written communication — your release notes, runbooks, and status updates leave no follow-up questions.
- Sound judgment on what to decide directly versus escalate, with the organizational skills to manage competing priorities across multiple release trains.
- Demonstrated experience identifying manual operational work and replacing it with automation using scripting, APIs, AI tools, workflow automation platforms, or similar technologies.
- Comfortable in a remote, Slack-heavy async environment.

## Preferred Skills

- Familiarity with trading, fintech, brokerage, or another regulated environment is a plus — exposure to exchange operations or reporting (CME or similar) especially so.
- Experience driving change within startup environments.

Company Culture & Perks

- Topstep is an engaging working environment which ranges from fully remote to hybrid. We foster a culture of collaboration with cameras on during meetings and a robust Slack environment for communication.
- Seven Company-paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is front-loaded.
- Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees.
- Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Employee referrals are bonused. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.

New Hire Base Salary Range

- $140,000 - $165,000.
- Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
- The compensation offered will take into account internal compensation structure and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

## Equal Opportunity Employer

Topstep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are valued. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Interested in the role? Apply today with your resume!

The collection, use, and handling of your data provided in response to this job posting is described further in our Privacy Policy. If you are a California resident, please review our California Notice at Collection.

Notice of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment and Hiring: Notice Pursuant to 775 ILCS 5/2-102(L). Topstep LLC uses artificial intelligence ("AI") in connection with its recruitment and hiring process. Examples include, but are not limited to, AI tools used to improve job descriptions, generate interview questions, draft communications, assist with scheduling, and source candidates, as well as AI features built into third-party platforms such as LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor. Topstep will not use AI that has the effect of subjecting employees or applicants to discrimination on the basis of any protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act.

The collection, use, and handling of your data provided in response to this job posting is described further in our [Privacy Policy](https://www.topstep.com/job-candidate-privacy-notice). If you are a California resident, please review our [California Notice at Collection](https://www.topstep.com/job-candidate-privacy-notice#info-for-california-residents).

## About Topstep

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Topstep is a proprietary trading firm that provides simulated evaluation and funded trading programs, along with a futures brokerage and educational media, to help traders build discipline and earn capital.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 2010 (as Patak Trading Partners); Topstep entity established 2012
- **Founders**: Michael Patak

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services – Proprietary Trading, Futures Brokerage, Trading Education
- **Target customers**: B2C – individual retail traders and aspiring funded traders (B2B component for brokerage services)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To turn market access into opportunity to learn, trade, and earn profits more safely whether you trade our money or your own.”

## Products & Services
- **Topstep Trader (Prop Firm)**: A simulated evaluation program where traders prove their discipline and risk management to earn the opportunity to trade live futures markets with the firm’s capital. Traders keep up to 90% of profits and receive weekly payouts.
- **Topstep Brokerage**: A registered futures introducing broker (NFA ID# 0567079, CFTC registered) that allows traders to trade live markets with their own capital, with the option to directly transfer prop earnings from the Topstep program.
- **TopstepX**: A proprietary trading platform built for futures traders, featuring TradingView charts, real-time CME data, and customizable risk management tools.
- **TopstepTV**: A digital media network delivering live market education, analysis, and entertainment to the global trading community.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: $1.4B+ paid out to prop firm traders (cumulative); annual revenue reported as $4.0M by third-party data (conflicting – likely understated; actual revenue not disclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external funding rounds disclosed; firm is bootstrapped. Key partners include TradingView (chart integration), CME Group (data feeds).
- **Growth Signals**: 52.1% year-over-year headcount growth (2,125 employees); 174,000+ members on Discord; 27,533 LinkedIn followers (+58.8% YoY); acquired TS TFD Buyer, LLC (April 2026); 15 active job openings with +150% monthly posting growth.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in the prop trading combine space** – Topstep claims to have created the retail funded‑trader model.
- **Integrated ecosystem** – Combines evaluation, brokerage, trading platform, and education in one platform, enabling seamless progression from simulated to live trading.
- **Trader-first philosophy** – Emphasis on discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement, supported by a strong community and 24/7 support.
- **High retention and employee satisfaction** – Employer rating of 4.6/5 on Glassdoor (88 reviews), with culture scored 4.6 and work-life balance 4.7.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding the brokerage business** – Topstep Brokerage aims to make futures trading more accessible and integrate seamlessly with the prop firm program.
- **Deepening educational content** – TopstepTV and live coaching are central to building trader habits and loyalty.
- **Technology enhancement** – Continued investment in the TopstepX platform and data infrastructure (e.g., hiring Senior Data Engineer, Staff Platform Engineer).
- **International growth** – Operates in 95+ countries; headcount growth driven by remote and global hiring.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: People-first, accountability, continuous improvement, and diverse perspectives are core values. Rating 4.6/5 for culture.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but the workforce spans 95 countries with 1,238 employees in the US (Chicago headquarters). Likely a hybrid or remote-friendly model.
- **Notable Perks**: Fast-paced, growth-oriented environment; opportunity to work in a fintech company that created its own market category. Recent job postings include roles in engineering, risk, compliance, and product.
- **Engineering Culture**: High emphasis on technology – open roles for Senior Software Engineer, Staff Platform Engineer, Senior Mobile Engineer, and Senior Data Engineer. The tech stack is modern (TypeScript, full stack, data engineering).

## Sources
1. [topstep.com](https://www.topstep.com/about-us)
2. [topstep.com](https://www.topstep.com)
3. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/topstep)
4. [Greenhouse Careers](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/topsteptrader)

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