Staff Full Stack Engineer, Client Management

Are you a seasoned engineer with a passion for creating disruptive software? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, creative, and collaborative work environment? Are you excited to contribute to building high-quality, industry-defining cloud applications from scratch? If so, we invite you to be a part of the Client Management Engineering team.

As a Staff Full Stack Engineer at Ridgeline, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build high-quality, complex, FinTech industry-defining cloud applications for our Client Management solutions. Our team of engineers are building, from scratch, cutting edge technologies in a fast-moving, creative, and progressive work environment. You’ll think outside the box and add your own genius, passion, and interests to the software development lifecycle.

Ridgeline Client Management is the entry into the Ridgeline suite of applications for client and portfolio onboarding and partner relationships, providing an investor 360 view and lightweight service automation. 

As part of the Ridgeline Client Management team, you will be building an innovative solution on cutting edge technology, help shape our culture, make a big impact on a growing team, and be part of building a successful company. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an investment management industry that is primed for revolution.

What will you do?

• Join a dynamic team where UX, Strategy, and Engineering work closely together to shape our Client Management products
• Engage in the complete software development process, from requirements gathering and design reviews to implementing new features
• Influence and enhance our cloud-native tech stack based on AWS, contributing to scalable, high-quality applications
• Develop automation tools that ensure our applications are reliable and scalable, meeting the high standards our customers expect
• Inspire and guide teams of product engineers, fostering an environment of high performance, defect-free code, and secure enterprise applications
• Own problems, seek innovative solutions, and communicate clearly with the team throughout the process
• Contribute to a culture of learning, teaching, and transparency, where everyone's input is valued

Desired Skills and Experience

• 8+ years in software engineering or a related field
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Proficiency with React, Jest, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Skilled in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin), RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and SQL
• Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Expertise in automated testing at all levels
• Eagerness to learn new technologies while mastering a specific business domain or problem space
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns
• Experience with solutions for high volume performance challenges
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while keeping a long-term perspective
• Strong aptitude for complex problem-solving
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and across functions
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience with Docker and containerization
• Knowledge of AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Kafka/MSK) and infrastructure (IaC/Terraform)
• Familiarity with Agile development practices
• Background in investment or asset management, or CRM applications
• Experience in design, economics, or finance
• Familiarity with Datadog

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.”

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