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Ridgeline

Staff Engineer - Trading, Order Generation

Ridgeline
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13 days ago

Base Salary

$183k - $228k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build robust, scalable components for Ridgeline’s Trade Order Management product.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver elegant, high-impact solutions.
  • Contribute trading domain knowledge and architectural expertise to help shape an innovative platform.
  • Leverage AWS cloud services to build secure, high-performance backend infrastructure.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and informal coaching.
  • Establish development best practices and foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
  • Use AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to enhance productivity and innovation.
  • Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way.
  • Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong track record of designing scalable systems.
  • 3+ years working with buy-side order management systems.
  • Expertise in Java or Kotlin.
  • Strong foundation in computer science principles (degree in CS or related field preferred).
  • Experience building in AWS environments (Aurora, Lambda, S3 preferred).
  • Commitment to automated testing and engineering best practices.
  • Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural vision.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
  • Serious interest in having fun at work.

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation.
  • Educational and wellness reimbursements.
  • $0 cost employee insurance plans.
  • Opportunities for career advancement.
  • Participation in the Company Stock Plan.

Tech Stack

AWSJavaKotlin