Base Salary
$168k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Apply trading domain knowledge, financial quantitative expertise, and technical skills to create solutions at the intersection of design, strategy, and engineering.
- Participate in the full software development process, including requirements and design reviews, as the platform expands across asset classes.
- Shape and optimize a technology stack using AWS back-end services for robust, scalable applications.
- Build developer-focused automation that supports scalable, high-quality enterprise applications.
- Advocate pragmatic design and development best practices.
- Coach, mentor, and inspire product engineering teams delivering high-performing, secure enterprise applications.
- Own complex problems, develop solutions, and communicate clearly in a collaborative learning environment.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies.
- In-depth knowledge of Java or Kotlin and Spring/Spring Boot.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.
- Experience applying design patterns and OOAD/SOLID principles and writing automated unit tests.
- Ability to navigate complex codebases, adopt new technologies, solve technical challenges, and communicate effectively.
- Bonus: experience engineering buy-side order management systems, knowledge of complex financial instruments and their valuations, or a mathematics background.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement (specific schedule not stated)
- Unlimited vacation
- Educational and wellness reimbursements
- $0-cost employee insurance plans
- Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement
- Career advancement opportunities
About Ridgeline
Ridgeline® is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday), the company was created to modernize an industry held back by outdated, disconnected technology. Powered by a single, real-time data set and embedded AI, Ridgeline helps firms automate complexity, accelerate collaboration, and deliver tailored client experiences at scale, without added headcount or risk. Ridgeline is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, with offices in New York, Reno, and the Bay Area, and is recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by Frost & Sullivan as a “Technology Innovation Leader,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”