Staff Full Stack Engineer, Workflow

As a member of the Platform team, you will design and expand business critical services that orchestrate across Ridgeline’s microservice architecture. As a full-stack developer you will work with a Python/React stack on AWS. Full stack experience will be needed to build out back-end functionality, handle deploy and testing on AWS infrastructure, as well as the front-end UI to enable intuitive customer use of what you’ve built. Our microservices run on a backend that includes ECS Clusters, Lambdas, S3, terraform, and more.

Our team aims to provide key differentiator functionality to the asset management industry that leverages our single-solution (Ridgeline) approach to a complex industry. 

What will you do?

• Share in the ownership of several highly-available microservices (from front to back)
• Design and implement both the backend and UI for a new Workflow Engine to enable customers to configure a workflow that includes complex conditionals and parallel steps
• Lead a team of 5+ engineers through cross-team initiatives, while also being individually responsible for key portions of delivery
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly across our product & engineering team
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency
• Write quality code, tests, peer review comments, and technical design documents

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience building with AWS (e.g. Cloudformation, Lambda, RDS)
• 8+ years full-stack experience
• 3+ years experience working in Python
• 2+ years experience working in React
• Ability to collaborate with product management to efficiently deliver a great user experience
• A team player with an interest in leveling up those around you    

Nice to Have

• Experience with event driven architectures
• Experience with a Business Process Management tool
• Experience with containerization
• Experience with microservices architecture

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 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.

Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, NV and Manhattan, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine, Glassdoor, and Northern Nevada as a “Best Place to Work” and by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup.” 

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.