Senior Staff Software Engineer

New York, NY, United States

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Ridgeline, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of the UI framework and platforms to build high-quality, complex, FinTech industry defining cloud applications. Our team of engineers are building from scratch using 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 life cycle.

The Platform UI team is responsible for providing the underlying foundation for all of the UI built at Ridgeline. This spans from a comprehensive set of React-based components to a framework that establishes best practices for things like state management, performance, keyboard navigation, and more. The Platform UI team’s mission is to create leverage and enable product engineers to quickly build the experiences they need to deliver to our customers.

We are currently in the midst of redefining the core principles that drive a re-architecting of our UI stack and creating a v2 of our UI framework.

Do you enjoy:

Establishing best practices for developers?

Finding the right design patterns to use to build a sustainable framework that expedites delivery of product?

Code-pairing and enabling peer engineers to implement and deliver a cohesive UI framework?

What will you do?

Coach, mentor, and inspire engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications

Oversee multiple projects across the team and jump in where needed to help solve hard problems, implement key pieces of our framework, and ensure the delivery of team goals

Contribute to the thought leadership, design, and implementation of our underlying UI framework in an Agile team collaborating on design, strategy, and engineering

Be involved in the entire software development life cycle, from requirements and design reviews to implementation and delivery

Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly every step of the way

Engage in a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

Demonstrate a strong dedication to code quality, automation, and operational excellence

Preferred Skills and Experience

12+ years in a software engineering position or similar function

Strong history of architecting and designing new products and technologies

Strong history of mentoring multiple peers and multi-task work across multiple projects

A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline

Demonstrated mastery of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns

Strong expertise in TypeScript, React, HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Willingness to learn about new technologies, while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space

Ability to focus on short-term deliverables, while maintaining a big-picture perspective

Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and all audiences

Serious interest in having fun at work

Nice to haves:

Experience with investment or asset management applications

Experience building performant, enterprise level web experiences at scale

Node.js and Express

Understanding of building back-end infrastructure using AWS offerings such as Lambdas, S3, CDKTF

Docker-based container architecture

Experience with agile development methodologies

Background in design, economics, or finance

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

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $200,000 to $232,500.

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $205,000 to $247,500.

Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above.

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.