Do you have a passion for finance & investing? Are you interested in modeling the industry’s data and making it highly available? Are you an engineer who enjoys refining both technology and team collaboration? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.
As a Ridgeline Senior Software Engineer on our Portfolio Accounting team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build an industry defining, fast, scalable accounting engine with full asset class support and global market coverage. You will be relied on for your technical ability and problem solving skills to help the team evolve our architecture, scale to meet our growth opportunity, and exemplify software engineering best practices . Our team of engineers are building with cutting edge technologies in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment. You’ll think outside the box and add your own genius, passion, and interests to the software development lifecycle.
You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
What you will do?
- Contribute accounting domain knowledge, design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, product, and engineering collaborate closely
- Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews to shipping code and observing how it lands with our customers.
- Impact a developing tech stack based on AWS back-end services
- Participate in the creation and construction of developer-based automation that leads to scalable, high-quality applications customers will depend on to run their businesses
- Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
- Contribute to a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency
Desired Skills and Experience
- 5+ years experience in a software engineering
- Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
- Experience with API and Event design
- Background in high-availability systems
- Experience being on-call
- Experience with production instrumentation, observability, and performance monitoring
- Willingness to learn about new technologies while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space
- Understand the value of automated tests at all levels
- Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
- An aptitude for complex problem-solving
- Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
- Serious interest in having fun at work
Bonus:
- Experience engineering in Portfolio Accounting, Reconciliation, Market Data, or other Fintech applications
- Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure
- Experience with Docker or containerization
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Experience in Java or Kotlin
- Experience with React
- Experience with caching
- Experience with data modeling
- Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize effectively
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to amplify the ideas of others
- Responsibility to deliver an excellent product that extends beyond coding
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
About Ridgeline
Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded by visionary tech entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to apply his successful formula of solving operational business challenges with bold innovation and human connectivity to the unique needs of the investment management industry.
Ridgeline started with a clean sheet of paper and a deep bench of experts bound by a set of core values and motivated to revolutionize an industry underserved by its current tech offerings. We are building a new, modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry and we are prioritizing security, agility, and usability to empower business like never before.
With a growing campus in Reno and offices in New York, Lake Tahoe, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company,” and by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers.”
Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.
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Compensation and Benefits
As an employee at Ridgeline, you’ll have many opportunities for advancement in your career and can make a true impact on the product.
In addition to the base salary, 100% of Ridgeline employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement. We also offer rich benefits that reflect the kind of organization we want to be: one in which our employees feel valued and are inspired to bring their best selves to work. These include unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. Please check out our Careers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.
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