The Performance & Analytics team works on calculating, reporting, and effectively presenting performance and attribution metrics across investments leveraging modern OLAP and Columnar technologies. This includes analysis of returns, benchmark comparisons, and the factors contributing to performance.

We are in search of a passionate engineer to take on a critical role in evolving our next generation performance & analytics platform, aiming to set a new industry standard in this domain. Our team is committed to creating a lasting impact on the investment management industry, leveraging AI and leading development practices to bring transformative change. Our team of engineers are building with cutting-edge technologies—like Claude Code And Cursor—in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

The impact you will make:

• Contribute design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through implementation
• 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

What we look for:

• 8+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• Experience with Kotlin or similar programming languages
• Familiarity working with OLAP or Columnar databases, with the capability to optimize queries
• Strong understanding of data modeling for analytical use cases
• Interest in running complex analytics over a large scale of data quickly
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 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:

• Buy-side technology experience
• Experience with Claude Code or Cursor
• Experience with ETL Pipelines that move data into OLAP systems
• Familiar with performance concepts and methodologies: TWR, Brinson Attribution, Profit and Loss

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500 - $228,000.

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500 - $251,000

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

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

The Performance & Analytics team works on calculating, reporting, and effectively presenting performance and attribution metrics across investments leveraging modern OLAP and Columnar technologies. This includes analysis of returns, benchmark comparisons, and the factors contributing to performance.

We are in search of a passionate engineer to take on a critical role in evolving our next generation performance & analytics platform, aiming to set a new industry standard in this domain. Our team is committed to creating a lasting impact on the investment management industry, leveraging AI and leading development practices to bring transformative change. Our team of engineers are building with cutting-edge technologies—like Claude Code And Cursor—in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

The impact you will make:

• Contribute design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through implementation
• 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

What we look for:

• 5+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• Experience with Kotlin or similar programming languages
• Familiarity working with OLAP or Columnar databases, with the capability to optimize queries
• Strong understanding of data modeling for analytical use cases
• Interest in running complex analytics over a large scale of data quickly
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 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:

• Buy-side technology experience
• Experience with Claude Code or Cursor
• Experience with ETL Pipelines that move data into OLAP systems
• Familiar with performance concepts and methodologies: TWR, Brinson Attribution, Profit and Loss

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $153,000 - $191,000

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $168,000 - $210,000

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, 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

#LI-Hybrid

As a Ridgeline Senior Software Engineer on our Market Data team, you’ll have the opportunity to build high-quality, complex, industry-defining applications. This team is building the market data backbone of Ridgeline—transforming large volumes of financial data into the trusted, decision-critical data that drives investment decisions. You’ll work on a platform being built from the ground up using cutting-edge technologies in a fast-moving, creative, and progressive environment. As an AI-native company, we leverage modern AI tooling, such as Claude and Cursor, to enhance engineering productivity, accelerate problem-solving, and continuously raise the bar on code quality and system design.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship

The impact you will have:

• Contribute accounting domain knowledge, design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, product, and engineering collaborate closely
• Model the Market Data business domain in Ridgeline’s eco-system
• Contribute to the entire AI-native software development process, from requirements and design reviews to shipping code and observing how it lands with our customers.
• Impact a maturing 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
• Participate in production support, including on-call rotation, ensuring high availability for customer-facing systems

What we look for:

• 5+ years experience in a software engineering
• Experience in Java or Kotlin
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• Experience with event driven systems and stream processing
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 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
• Ability to leverage AI every day, in all phases of an AI native SDLC to collaborate on designs, improve testing strategies, and deliver high-impact solutions
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
• An aptitude for complex problem-solving
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience in Portfolio Accounting, Reconciliation,  Market Data, or other Fintech applications
• Experience building Backend for Frontend systems
• Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure
• Experience with Docker or containerization
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience with React
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize effectively
• Ability to amplify the ideas of others
• Responsibility to deliver an excellent product that extends beyond coding

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you an engineer who loves building complex, game-changing solutions from scratch? Do you thrive on thinking outside the box and bringing fresh ideas to life in a fast-paced, creative environment? Are you excited to help shape the future of trading by developing high-impact applications on a modern tech stack? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a Ridgeline Staff Software Engineer on our Trading team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build high-quality, complex, industry defining applications for our Electronic Trading solution. Our team of engineers are building from scratch in 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.

As part of the Ridgeline Trading team building a brand new solution on cutting edge technology to market, you will help shape our culture, make a big impact on a small team, and learn what it takes to build a successful company. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an industry primed for change.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Contribute design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through the implementation of new products
• Impact a developing tech stack based on modern front-end frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of 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
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 8+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• 6+ years building web front-ends using technologies like React, Jest, JavaScript and TypeScript
• Understand the value of automated testing at all levels
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• Working knowledge of Java/Kotlin, with an interest in participating in back-end / full-stack development
• Comfort leveraging AI platforms and agentic workflows to scale delivery and improve code quality
• 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 long term perspective
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Backend experience using RESTful/GraphQL APIs
• Experience with Docker and containerization
• Understanding of AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Kafka/MSK) and infrastructure (IaC/Terraform)
• Used to working within an Agile development construct
• Experience with electronic trading, investment management or asset management 
• Background in design, economics, or finance

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500 - $228,000

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500 - $251,000

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can dive into technology alongside your team? Do you have a passion for finance and investing? Are you ready to lead a world-class team building an industry defining, fast accounting engine with global market coverage? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.

In this role, you will foster a dynamic and innovative work environment, utilizing cutting-edge technologies. You will guide your team through complex projects, encouraging innovation and continuous learning. If you're passionate about developing a high-performing team to achieve our challenging goals in a fast-paced setting, we encourage you to apply to join our Portfolio Accounting team.

As a leader at Ridgeline you will also help preserve our culture and influence the trajectory of an ambitious tech startup. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an investment management industry primed for change.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Lead your teams to be at the forefront of AI-driven engineering, using AI tools and automation to measurably improve productivity, quality, and outcomes while setting and scaling best practices across Portfolio Accounting and adjacent teams.
• Contribute strategic business insight, design skills, and best practices to a team where engineering collaborates closely with strategy, product, design, and quality engineering, connecting the team’s work directly to Ridgeline’s customer and business outcomes.
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirement gathering and design reviews through the implementation of new product features, ensuring the team is focused on the highest-impact work and delivering on time with high quality.
• Promote a fast paced environment through continuous improvement, agile, and kanban development methodologies, proactively removing roadblocks and evolving processes so multiple teams can deliver effectively.
• Regularly contribute to our codebase and actively participate in reviews for the team’s technical designs and code, setting high technical standards and guiding architectural decisions for Portfolio Accounting.
• Help engineers develop new skills and advance their career through coaching, with a particular focus on growing senior ICs and emerging leaders.
• Engage in performance conversations and help align business objectives and career goals, using clear expectations, data, and feedback to recognize high performance and address performance gaps.
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications, designing team structures and roles that scale as Ridgeline and our customers grow.
• Impact a developing tech stack based on modern front-end frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of AWS back-end services, balancing long-term platform health with near-term delivery needs.
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way, influencing decisions across functions and representing Portfolio Accounting in broader company discussions.
• Contribute to a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency, modeling cross-team collaboration and reinforcing The Ridgeline Way in how your teams operate.
• Build a diverse team while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, intentionally hiring, developing, and promoting talent in line with Ridgeline’s DE&I commitments.
• Ensure close relationships in a multi-location organization, connecting our product and engineering teams, and aligning priorities and dependencies across those teams.
• Promote a culture of feedback that encourages your team and peers to be candid with each other and you, creating the conditions for continuous improvement and sustained high performance.
• Work closely with several other teams and our customers to deliver reliable, fast, and accurate Portfolio Accounting that their products and businesses depend on, owning the roadmap and outcomes for your area and clearly communicating progress, risks, and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.

What we look for:

• 8+ years in a hands-on software engineering management position or similar function, with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies in the cloud, including leading multiple teams or a significant functional area.
• Experience working in the Accounting, Finance, or Fintech industries, with the ability to translate complex domain problems into clear technical strategies.
• Proven ability to own and deliver complex, cross-team initiatives in a fast-paced environment, with the desire to forge a path when requirements are dynamic and evolving.
• Clear and crisp communicator, with the ability to influence and align senior leaders, peers, and cross-functional partners, and to translate strategy into actionable plans for your teams.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and grow other leaders (engineering managers and senior ICs), including talent planning, coaching, and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and architectural patterns, and the ability to guide technical direction at the system and platform level.
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective on functional and company-level goals.
• An aptitude for structured problem-solving, using data and clear success metrics to drive decisions and tradeoffs.
• Track record of driving innovation in how teams work (e.g., process improvements, automation, or responsible use of AI) to unlock smarter, faster delivery.
• Serious interest in having fun at work while modeling Ridgeline’s values, lifting others, and contributing to an inclusive, high-performing culture.

Bonus:

• Passionate about finance and accounting, with curiosity about how technology can transform the investment management industry.
• Experience working on investment management or portfolio accounting applications, especially in a multi-asset, multi-currency context.
• CFA charter, or progress toward the designation, or equivalent depth of investment domain knowledge.
• Experience designing and launching enterprise applications with agile development methodologies, including leading cross-functional launches and post-launch optimization.
• Experience working on and leading product engineering teams, with a strong customer-first mindset and a track record of partnering closely with Product and Customer-facing teams.
• Deep understanding of building and operating back-end infrastructure using technologies such as Docker and AWS, including cost, reliability, and performance tradeoffs at scale

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you a detail-oriented engineer with a passion for uncovering insights through quantitative analysis? Do you excel at solving complex financial challenges and driving data-driven decision-making? Are you looking for an opportunity to innovate and contribute to the development of a next-generation portfolio performance measurement system? Do you have expertise in performance measurement standards, such as GIPS, and the ability to leverage modern tools to deliver impactful results? If so, we invite you to join our forward-thinking team

We are seeking a Performance Measurement & Attribution Engineer with deep expertise in portfolio performance measurement systems, attribution models, and investment data management to help us scale our GIPS-compliant performance and analytics platform. In this role, you’ll leverage your domain knowledge to design and enhance high-impact systems for performance measurement, tackle complex data challenges, and craft solutions that empower informed decision-making. Your ability to navigate industry standards, such as GIPS, will be critical in building systems that meet the highest benchmarks of accuracy and speed. By joining our dynamic FinTech startup, you’ll contribute to redefining investment management technology while fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will make:

• Design portfolio performance measurement and attribution systems to support multiple reporting workflows
• Propose technical design solutions and drive decision-making in a fast-paced, growing team
• Partner closely with design, strategy, and engineering teams in an environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency
• Engage in the entire development process, from requirements and design reviews to implementation and testing
• Develop systems to handle complex asset classes, including derivatives, fixed income, and private equity
• Optimize time-weighted returns (TWR), internal rate of return (IRR), and performance attribution calculations
• Impact a developing tech stack based on AWS back-end services
• Create automation that leads to scalable, high-quality applications that customers rely on to run their businesses
• Coach, mentor, and inspire fellow engineers to deliver high-performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, tackle complex problems, seek innovative solutions, and communicate clearly throughout the process
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and transparency

What we look for:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong background in architecting and designing performance reporting and analytics systems 
• Strong proficiency in performance measurement for equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments such as private equity and hedge funds
• Completion of or progress towards CFA, CIPM or related performance measurement certification
• Expertise in performance measurement concepts and methodologies, including TWR, Brinson Attribution, GIPS, and Profit and Loss analysis
• Proficiency in working with Relational or Analytical databases, with the capability to optimize queries
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• A degree in Finance (relevant to performance measurement), Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• Willingness to learn about new and develop expertise in varying technologies
• Strong understanding of the value of automated testing at all levels 
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
• Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for tackling complex challenges
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with colleagues at all levels
• A serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

Experience with GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT

• Experience with Kotlin and/or other JVM Languages

Familiarity with industry software and data sets such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Refinitiv, and ICE

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

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,  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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you a systems thinker who thrives on creating seamless, scalable software delivery workflows? Do you enjoy partnering across engineering teams to build robust pipelines that enable high-velocity and high-quality releases? Are you passionate about developer experience and eager to optimize how code gets to production safely and efficiently?

As a Staff Release Engineer at Ridgeline, you will own and evolve the systems, tools, and processes that underpin our software delivery lifecycle. Your work will drive efficiency, reliability, and visibility across engineering, making you a force multiplier for product delivery. You'll collaborate closely with Infrastructure, SRE, and Engineering teams to architect resilient CI/CD pipelines, implement automated quality gates, and reduce friction across all deployment paths. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies—including AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—you’ll help accelerate delivery while reducing risk and complexity.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Design, maintain, and optimize CI/CD systems to enable scalable, repeatable, and safe delivery
• Establish and enforce release standards such as artifact validation, test coverage thresholds, and dependency checks
• Collaborate with SRE and Infrastructure teams to create automated and consistent release workflows
• Implement observability and rollback capabilities to improve release visibility and safety
• Develop systems to prevent risky changes and support faster mean time to recovery
• Create self-service tools that empower developers and reduce deployment friction
• Define and report on release metrics that drive transparency and continuous improvement
• Champion a product mindset for internal tools by deeply understanding the needs of developer teams

What we look for:

• 4+ years in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles
• Expertise with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker
• Strong scripting or coding skills (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) and IaC experience with tools like Terraform or Helm
• Deep understanding of release strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) and artifact/versioning systems
• Passion for automation, testing, and scalable system design
• Experience with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native infrastructure
• Familiarity with observability tools and release health metrics
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience in high-availability or regulated environments such as finance or healthcare
• Familiarity with Google SRE principles or equivalent operational excellence models
• Background in driving the adoption of DevOps metrics (DORA, MTTR, deployment frequency)

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $174,000 - $220,000. 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, 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.

*#LI-Hybrid

Are you an engineer who loves building complex, game-changing solutions from scratch? Do you thrive on thinking outside the box and bringing fresh ideas to life in a fast-paced, creative environment? Are you excited to help shape the future of trading by developing high-impact applications on a modern tech stack? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a Ridgeline Staff Software Engineer on our Trading team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build high-quality, complex, industry defining applications for our Post Trading solution. Our team of engineers are building from scratch in 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. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies—and harnessing the power of AI tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT—you’ll help shape an industry-defining platform from the ground up, all while collaborating in a creative, fast-paced environment.

As part of the Ridgeline Trading team building a brand new solution on cutting edge technology to market, you will help shape our culture, make a big impact on a small team, and learn what it takes to build a successful company. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an industry primed for change.

The impact you will make:

• Contribute design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through the implementation of new products
• Impact a developing tech stack based on modern front-end frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of 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
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 8+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing for high performance and high availability
• 6+ years of backend or fullstack development using Java/Kotlin
• Experience with electronic trading or order management, asset management or investment banking
• Understand the value of automated testing at all levels
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• Some knowledge of web front-end technologies like React, JavaScript and TypeScript and a willingness to participate in full-stack development
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience with SWIFT or FIX protocol
• Backend experience using RESTful/GraphQL APIs
• Experience with Docker and containerization
• Understanding of AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Kafka/MSK) and infrastructure (IaC/Terraform)
• Used to working within an Agile development construct

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500 - $228,000

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500 - $251,000

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you passionate about leading high-performing engineering teams that build the core client and relationship management experiences for modern investment managers? Are you a problem-solver with a passion for delivering intuitive, data-rich tools that help firms deeply understand and serve their clients at scale?  Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where you can grow people and products, leveraging AI-native processes and cloud tools to deliver reliable, elegant systems?

As a Senior Engineering Manager, Client Management at Ridgeline, you’ll lead a team building the core systems that power how investment managers onboard clients, model complex relationships, and deliver a unified 360° view across Client Management and adjacent products. You’ll own the strategy and execution for highly reliable, scalable services that sit at the front door of the platform, partnering closely with Product, Design, and Customer Experience to streamline workflows from onboarding through ongoing servicing. You’ll guide architecture, operational excellence, and engineering practices in a modern AI-native environment leveraging tools like Claude Code and ChatGPT, to accelerate design, development, testing, and documentation so your teams can move faster while increasing quality and consistency across the platform.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions, not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team building Client Management capabilities
• Shape the technical architecture for Client Management services so teams can rely on a single, trusted source of client-related objects and data
• Partner with Product, Design, and Customer Experience to turn workflows like into intuitive, end-to-end experiences
• Drive execution of the Client Management roadmap across balancing new feature delivery with tech debt reduction
• Champion  AI processes using tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Glean to accelerate design, coding, testing, and documentation, and to extend AI-native product capabilities.
• Raise the bar on reliability, performance, data quality, observability, and security for systems that sit at the front door of the Ridgeline platform
• Establish and evolve engineering practices for Client Management, including SDLC, test automation, release management, and on-call/triage processes
• Collaborate closely with downstream teams to keep shared models, APIs, and workflows aligned
• Coach, mentor, and sponsor engineers, helping them grow their skills, own complex areas of the system, and progress in their careers
• Build and nurture a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative team culture grounded in transparency, psychological safety, and shared success
• Make thoughtful tradeoffs between feature velocity, architectural health, and AWS cost efficiency, ensuring Client Management scales with Ridgeline’s growth

What we look for:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years managing engineering teams
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced  environment with the desire to forge a path when requirements may be dynamic and evolving
• Clear and crisp communicator, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
• A degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline
• Demonstrated ability to guide cross-team initiatives and influence without direct authority
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns to participate in and review technical and architectural designs
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective
• An aptitude for problem-solving
• Experience creating and leading high-performance teams characterized by both laughter and velocity

Bonus:

• Experience with investment management applications
• Experience designing and launching enterprise applications with agile development methodologies
• Led development of a core product area at the center of a highly integrated platform
• Comfortable working with Slack, JIRA/Confluence, AWS, UI design tools, and Github

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you a seasoned engineer who thrives on building complex, high-impact applications from scratch? Do you enjoy applying your deep understanding of trading systems to architect resilient, enterprise-grade solutions? Are you excited to collaborate closely with product and design teams in a fast-moving environment where your voice directly shapes the product? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a Staff Software Engineer on Ridgeline’s Order Generation team, you’ll be at the forefront of developing our Trade Order Management solution—an integral piece of our industry-first cloud platform for investment management. This is an opportunity to influence the design and implementation of a foundational product, working with modern technologies in a collaborative, creative environment. You’ll contribute hands-on to product architecture, mentor engineers, and use AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to elevate development velocity, innovation, and code quality.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Design and build robust, scalable components for Ridgeline’s Trade Order Management product
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver elegant, high-impact solutions
• Contribute trading domain knowledge and architectural expertise to help shape an innovative platform
• Leverage AWS cloud services to build secure, high-performance backend infrastructure
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and informal coaching
• Establish development best practices and foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence
• Use AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to enhance productivity and innovation
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong track record of designing scalable systems
• 3+ years working with buy-side order management systems
• Expertise in Java or Kotlin
• Strong foundation in computer science principles (degree in CS or related field preferred)
• Experience building in AWS environments (Aurora, Lambda, S3 preferred)
• Commitment to automated testing and engineering best practices
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural vision
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Background in trading, asset management, or financial services software

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500-$228,000.

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500-$251,000.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you a thoughtful engineer who thrives on designing scalable systems that bring order and clarity to complex workflows? Do you enjoy collaborating across disciplines to deliver performant, intuitive solutions that empower users in high-stakes environments? Are you excited to leverage your technical expertise to build innovative order management functionality from the ground up? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Real Time Pricing team at Ridgeline, you’ll take a leading role in building core trading workflows used by investment professionals to place, route, and manage orders. You'll collaborate with product managers and designers to create seamless, high-performance experiences that meet the demands of a modern asset management platform. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys tackling multifaceted engineering challenges and wants to shape how trading technology works in a cloud-native, enterprise-grade system. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies—including AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—to accelerate development and improve engineering outcomes.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Design and build a highly scalable, fault-tolerant real time pricing engine that delivers accurate, low-latency valuations across asset classes
• Architect and own systems capable of ingesting and processing high-throughput market data streams with consistency and resilience
• Develop services and APIs that ensure accuracy, performance, and auditability of pricing data across portfolio, compliance, and reporting workflows
• Collaborate closely with product and design partners to deliver elegant and effective user experiences around pricing and valuation
• Own features from conception to delivery with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Contribute to system architecture and promote engineering best practices across the team
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and ChatGPT to enhance productivity and code quality
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior team members with a spirit of continuous learning and improvement
• Embrace a growth mindset, actively seek feedback, and look for opportunities to improve both systems and processes
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, high-performing environment

What we look for:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally building enterprise SaaS or financial technology
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating real time pricing or market data systems at scale
• Deep understanding of fault tolerance, resilience patterns, and techniques for building highly available distributed systems
• Strong experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Go
• Proven ability to architect and deliver high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines in production environments
• Familiarity with cloud-native development and distributed systems architecture
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver high-quality software in production environments
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, startup environment with evolving priorities
• Commitment to testing, documentation, and writing maintainable code
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating deep domain expertise
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience with highly available systems
• Familiarity with investment workflows such as portfolio modeling, compliance, or post-trade
• Exposure to AI tools in the software development lifecycle

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500-$228,000.

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500-$251,000.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-Onsite

Are you passionate about designing the foundational layer that defines how an entire platform ingests, governs, and accesses its data? Are you a problem-solver with a passion for delivering elegant abstraction layers that make complex, multi-system data access simple, observable, and fast? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy tackling technical challenges like federated SQL, cross-system query routing, and platform-wide adoption of modern data access standards? If so, we invite you to join our team.

The Data Frameworks team owns Ridgeline's data ecosystem end-to-end — the schema registry and data contracts that define what data means, the write paths that materialize it across our storage systems, the governance layer that enforces correctness on every read and write, and the query interface that every product, AI feature, and integration will pass through. When data needs to be defined, shaped, governed, or served at Ridgeline — it runs through us.

We're looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to become the technical foundation of the Data Frameworks team as it grows. You'll have broad influence over the query platform architecture — from how store adapters are designed, to how federated SQL is introduced at scale, to how we enforce access guardrails across every data system Ridgeline operates. You'll leverage AI tools to build best-in-class platform infrastructure, moving with the speed and safety that a foundational data layer demands.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Architect and evolve the query interface — the universal access layer through which every product service, AI feature, and external integration reads data at Ridgeline
• Design and enforce store adapter standards that make individual storage engines replaceable without breaking upstream consumers — covering OLTP, OLAP, search, block storage, and external sources
• Build the query federation layer using Trino or equivalent technology, enabling cross-system SQL queries across persistence ports that today require separate access patterns
• Establish query routing logic, connection pooling strategies, and performance standards across all data access paths
• Drive platform-wide adoption of the query interface — working across product engineering to eliminate direct database access and migrate services to the standardized access layer
• Contribute to the data governance model — ensuring query enforcement, schema validation, and audit correctness are built into the access layer, not bolted on
• Define and author Materialization Definition patterns that shape how data is written and replicated across persistence systems
• Mentor engineers on the team; raise the technical bar through code review, design feedback, and knowledge sharing
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data platform engineering — spanning query systems, data access layers, write path design, or distributed data infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Trino, Presto, or equivalent federated SQL / query federation technology — you've built or operated a federation layer at production scale, not just evaluated one
• Proficiency in Kotlin or Java — you're comfortable building production backend services and can contribute to a JVM-based platform without a long ramp
• Strong background in API design for data access — you understand the tradeoffs between high-performance CRUD adapters, federated SQL, write path design, and low-latency read paths, and you can design for all of them
• Experience designing store abstraction layers that reduce system coupling — you've thought seriously about how to make a storage engine replaceable without breaking upstream consumers
• Experience with schema registries, data contracts, or metadata systems — you understand how to define what data means at a platform level and enforce those contracts across write and read paths
• Experience with data modeling at platform scale — you've designed schemas or domain models that need to stay coherent across multiple storage systems, evolve without breaking consumers, and support both transactional and analytical access patterns
• Background in data governance — schema validation, audit enforcement, or access control built into the data layer rather than delegated to individual services
• Track record of driving cross-team platform adoption — technical migration programs, deprecation of legacy patterns, measurable reduction in direct database coupling
• Excellent systems thinking at the intersection of query performance, observability, and correctness — you care deeply about query latency targets, audit trails, and what happens when a query touches the wrong data
• Strong communicator who can translate architecture decisions into guidance that product engineering teams can act on
• Hands-on curiosity with AI tooling — you actively experiment with LLMs and AI-assisted development, and you think seriously about how AI-readable data contracts and query interfaces change what's possible for product and platform engineers
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

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.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $214,500-$268,000.

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $236,000-$295,000.

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.

#LI-Hybrid

Do you have a passion for finance & investing? Are you excited by the challenge of modeling industry-critical data and making it highly available? Do you enjoy solving complex technical problems and delivering high-quality software? If so, we invite you to join our innovative Custodian Data team.

At Ridgeline, our Senior Software Engineers play a key role in building an industry-defining, fast, scalable custodian data engine with full asset class support and global market coverage. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies—including AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—in a fast-moving, creative, and collaborative environment.

As a Senior Engineer on the Custodian Data team, you will contribute to the evolution of our architecture, ensure delivery of high-quality systems, and work closely with design, product, and engineering partners to build cloud-native applications that power mission-critical workflows for our customers.

You must be work-authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

What you will do:

• Contribute hands-on technical skills, domain knowledge, and design input to a collaborative engineering team
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle—from requirements and design reviews to building, testing, and deploying code
• Build and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS-based services across our platform
• Design, develop, and support APIs, events, and distributed services with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Develop Data pipelines for ingesting and enriching data. 
• Implement and improve developer tooling and automation to drive high-quality, scalable, and maintainable systems
• Participate in production support, including L2/L3 support and on-call rotation, ensuring high availability for customer-facing systems
• Drive improvements in observability, instrumentation, and performance monitoring
• Advocate for and contribute to strong engineering fundamentals, including automated testing at all levels
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and other engineering teams
• Demonstrate ownership, creativity, and a willingness to dive deep into business domain problems
• Contribute to an engineering culture rooted in learning, teaching, inclusion, and transparency

What we look for:

• 5–7+ years in a software engineering role, with experience delivering enterprise-grade applications
• Extensive experience in Java or Kotlin
• Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience with API development and/or event-driven architecture
• Understanding of high-availability and distributed systems concepts
• Experience participating in on-call rotations and handling L2/L3 support
• Proficiency with observability tooling, performance monitoring, and production debugging
• Strong grasp of automated testing practices across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels
• Ability to break down complex problems, propose solutions, and communicate clearly
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Genuine interest in collaborating with others and having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience working on data pipelines, reconciliation systems, market data ingestion, or other fintech applications
• Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure patterns
• Experience with Docker or containerization
• Familiarity with agile methodologies
• Experience with caching technologies
• Experience with data modeling or designing schemas
• Exposure to React or willingness to learn
• Experience building or owning systems with significant performance or scale requirements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An aptitude for problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and positively influence your team

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $146,000 - $172,000 

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, 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.

Are you passionate about revolutionizing the financial industry? Do you bring an engineering-first mindset while also possessing the quantitative skills to understand financial instruments and their valuations? Are you a problem-solver who thrives in delivering high-quality products with industry-leading performance? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.

As a Ridgeline Staff Software Engineer on our Trading - Portfolio Management Team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building complex, high-quality applications for our Trade Order Management solution. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies—and harnessing the power of AI tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT—you’ll help shape an industry-defining platform from the ground up, all while collaborating in a creative, fast-paced environment. Here, your passion for both engineering and the financial domain will make a meaningful impact on the future of investment management technology.

Joining the Ridgeline Trading team means contributing to a culture of innovation, leveraging modern AI-driven solutions to enhance development processes, shaping our product and processes, and leaving a lasting legacy in an industry primed for transformation.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will make:

• Apply trading domain knowledge, financial quantitative expertise, and technical skills to create solutions where design, strategy, and engineering closely intersect.
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews as we undergo asset class expansion throughout the whole platform
• Shape and optimize a tech stack leveraging AWS back-end services to power robust, scalable applications.
• 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
• Advocate design and development best practices in pragmatic manner
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 8+ years in a software engineering with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• Expert level knowledge in Java or Kotlin (preferred) or equivalent
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
• Demonstrated experience of applying Design Patterns, OOAD/SOLID principles and writing automated unit tests
• Strong motivation to explore and adopt new technologies while independently navigating complex codebases.
• Finds joy and satisfaction in working with motivated/supportive engineers to build impactful solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for tackling technical challenges.
• Ability to communicate effectively
• A positive attitude with a serious interest in having fun at work.

Bonus:

• Experience engineering in buy-side order management systems
• Working knowledge of complex financial instruments and their valuations
• Background in mathematics

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $200,500 - $251,000. 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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you passionate about designing large-scale reporting systems that power mission-critical analytics and decision-making? Do you enjoy mentoring others and shaping the technical direction of large-scale platforms?

Are you a problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves tackling complex data querying challenges? If so, we invite you to be a part of our Reporting team

The Ridgeline Reporting team builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers both external operational reporting and internal data accessibility across the platform. We’re responsible for designing data querying systems, scaling our service to meet increasingly large customer volumes, and enabling fast, reliable access to complex datasets. As a member of this team, you’ll contribute to a technical foundation that supports everything from core product experiences to strategic insights.

We embrace tools like Claude Code, Cursor AI and ChatGPT to accelerate development and reduce friction, allowing engineers to focus on creative, high-leverage problem solving. We’re looking for engineers who are excited to drive architectural decisions, mentor others, and build high-performance systems that scale with the business.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will make:

• Serve as technical lead for cross-cutting initiatives like the Reporting Engine rearchitecture, performance scaling, and AI reporting integration.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to define and deliver impactful customer-facing features.
• Drive architectural decisions that ensure our reporting systems are reliable, performant, and extensible.
• Help establish engineering best practices in data modeling, distributed systems, and query optimization.
• Lead design reviews, guide implementation, and mentor staff- and senior-level engineers.
• Dive deep into technical problems while maintaining a strategic, long-term perspective.
• Represent the Reporting team in cross-functional planning efforts and engineering leadership forums.
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of large-scale systems.
• Experience designing and evolving data-intensive applications, especially in reporting or analytics domains.
• Proficiency with Python or Kotlin (experience with both is a plus).
• Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and building scalable, event-driven services.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies like React is a bonus.
• A strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance optimization.
• A demonstrated ability to lead without authority, influence architecture, and align teams.
• A collaborative mindset with excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

[For New York and California Based Only]

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $153,000-$191,000. 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $168,000-$210,000.

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, 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.

 #LI-Hybrid

Are you an experienced engineer ready to tackle complex reporting challenges with innovative solutions? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where your work can shape product design and team culture? Are you excited to apply your expertise in modern frameworks and eager to leverage AI-enhanced tools to drive change in the fintech industry? If so, Ridgeline may be the place for you!

As a Ridgeline Senior Product Engineer on our Reporting team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to build high-quality, complex, industry-defining applications for our Reporting solution. Our team of engineers is building from scratch with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-moving, creative, and progressive work environment. You’ll be encouraged to think outside the box, bringing your vision, passion, and insights to drive advancements that impact both our team and the industry.

As part of the Ridgeline Reporting team, you’ll help shape our culture, make a big impact on a small team, and learn what it takes to build a successful company. Our team is committed to creating a lasting impact on the investment management industry, leveraging AI and leading development practices to bring transformative change.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Contribute your design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Engage in the entire software development process, from requirements gathering and design reviews to implementing new Reporting products or features
• Shape a developing tech stack that leverages modern front-end frameworks like React
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, take ownership of problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly throughout the process
• Foster a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• 5+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• 5+ years of experience building web front ends using technologies like React, Jest, JavaScript, and TypeScript and proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Kotlin, Java or Python.
• Strong understanding of the importance of automated testing at all levels
• Willingness to learn about new technologies while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space
• Ability to manage short-term deliverables while maintaining a long-term, strategic perspective
• Excellent problem-solving skills and effective communication abilities
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Backend experience with RESTful/GraphQL APIs
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization
• Knowledge of AWS services and infrastructure
• Experience in an Agile development environment
• Background in investment or asset management
• Knowledge of economics or finance

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

[For New York and California Based Only]

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $153,000-$191,000. 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $168,000-$210,000.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you passionate about designing large-scale reporting systems that power mission-critical analytics and decision-making? Do you enjoy mentoring others and shaping the technical direction of large-scale platforms?

Are you a problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves tackling complex data querying challenges? If so, we invite you to be a part of our Reporting team

The Ridgeline Reporting team builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers both external operational reporting and internal data accessibility across the platform. We’re responsible for designing data querying systems, scaling our service to meet increasingly large customer volumes, and enabling fast, reliable access to complex datasets. As a member of this team, you’ll contribute to a technical foundation that supports everything from core product experiences to strategic insights.

We embrace tools like Claude Code, Cursor AI and ChatGPT to accelerate development and reduce friction, allowing engineers to focus on creative, high-leverage problem solving. We’re looking for engineers who are excited to drive architectural decisions, mentor others, and build high-performance systems that scale with the business.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

The impact you will make:

• Serve as technical lead for cross-cutting initiatives like the Reporting Engine rearchitecture, performance scaling, and AI reporting integration.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to define and deliver impactful customer-facing features.
• Drive architectural decisions that ensure our reporting systems are reliable, performant, and extensible.
• Help establish engineering best practices in data modeling, distributed systems, and query optimization.
• Lead design reviews, guide implementation, and mentor staff- and senior-level engineers.
• Dive deep into technical problems while maintaining a strategic, long-term perspective.
• Represent the Reporting team in cross-functional planning efforts and engineering leadership forums.
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of large-scale systems.
• Experience designing and evolving data-intensive applications, especially in reporting or analytics domains.
• Proficiency with Python or Kotlin (experience with both is a plus).
• Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and building scalable, event-driven services.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies like React is a bonus.
• A strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance optimization.
• A demonstrated ability to lead without authority, influence architecture, and align teams.
• A collaborative mindset with excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

[For New York and California Based Only]

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $182,500-$228,000. 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500-$251,000.

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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Senior Engineering Manager, Data Engineering

San Ramon, CA

Are you an engineering leader who cares deeply about how data is defined, governed, and made accessible at platform scale? Do you know how to hire and develop engineers with deep data systems expertise, engage credibly in architecture conversations, and create the conditions for your team to do their best work? Do you thrive on building organizations whose output becomes the foundation every product team depends on? If so, we'd love to talk.

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Ridgeline, you will lead the team responsible for Ridgeline's data access and semantics layer — the infrastructure that defines what data means, governs how it's written, and standardizes how it's read across the platform. This is high-leverage work: the contracts and access patterns your team establishes become the defaults every product team builds on. Your team's customers are product engineers writing application code — your output is the SDK and framework layer they depend on.

You will lead a team of engineers, supporting their growth and success while partnering with engineering staff and leadership across the organization, to drive data contract adoption, evolve the query interface into the universal data access layer, and build toward a federated query capability that spans the full persistence layer.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions — not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture.

If this excites you, we'd love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have

• Lead the team defining and evolving Ridgeline's Semantic Layer — setting the direction for data contract adoption across product engineering so that schema validation and enforcement become standard practice from the ground up
• Drive your team's roadmap toward a universal query interface — reducing direct-to-persistence-store patterns in product code and establishing store access adapters as the platform standard
• Partner with Staff+ engineers to shape the write path architecture, guiding replication and indexing pipelines toward a declarative, independently authored model running on shared compute infrastructure
• Ensure the data governance layer is reliable and well-owned — schema validation and audit lineage treated as first-class infrastructure, not an afterthought
• Champion the long-term investment in query federation — building organizational and technical readiness for cross-store analytics without coupling product engineering to persistence infrastructure
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent — cultivating a culture of data correctness, technical thoroughness, and platform ownership
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to align data platform investments with company objectives
• Manage the inter-team interface with infrastructure partners — your team authors what flows through the persistence and event infrastructure; you own the contracts and access patterns that make that work reliable

What we look for

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5+ years managing engineering teams
• Technical grounding in data systems — schema design, metadata infrastructure, query planning and execution, and data access patterns; you have hands-on JVM development experience (Kotlin or Java) and can engage credibly in architecture discussions, recognize tradeoffs in schema evolution and query interface design, and ask the questions that surface the tradeoffs others might skip past
• Experience building or managing data access abstractions — store access adapters, query federation engines, or platform-level query interfaces that standardize how services read data
• Experience building or contributing to JVM-based internal SDKs or developer frameworks in Kotlin or Java — enough to guide architecture decisions, review technical approaches, and recognize when a framework abstraction is the right call versus a premature one
• A track record of treating developer experience as a first-class concern — adoption metrics, ease of onboarding, and internal documentation matter as much as correctness
• Familiarity with data contract and schema enforcement patterns — how contracts are defined, versioned, and enforced at the framework level so product engineers consume them correctly by default; experience with schema registry or metadata tooling is a plus
• Experience managing data write path infrastructure — write-path SDKs, replication pipelines, or data materialization services; what matters is understanding how data moves from application write to downstream store and what guarantees the write path must provide to downstream consumers
• Demonstrated ability to guide cross-team initiatives and influence without direct authority
• Experience operating high-availability systems with strict reliability and performance requirements
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for mentoring engineers and technical leaders
• Willingness to deepen expertise in the investment management domain and apply cutting-edge tools — including AI tools like GitHub Copilot — to accelerate development velocity and architectural clarity
• Strong problem-solving skills and a genuine interest in having fun at work

Bonus

• Background in data governance frameworks in regulated environments
• Familiarity with change data capture technologies and event-driven architectures
• Experience in fintech, investment management, or other regulated industries

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."

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $212,000 - $250,000. 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, 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.

#LI-Hybrid

Are you an experienced engineering leader who thrives on building high-performing teams that deliver scalable, high-quality data products? Do you enjoy shaping data models and operational reporting systems that power critical decisions across complex financial workflows? Are you excited to lead teams solving data curation and querying challenges at scale within a modern data intelligence platform? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

In this role, you will lead Ridgeline’s Reporting Data Curation team within the Data Intelligence Platform, owning the core reporting and data-querying infrastructure that powers both customer-facing reporting experiences and internal analytics. You will drive the design and delivery of scalable operational reporting, high-quality data models, and the evolution of our next-generation distributed query and reporting engine. Your work will transform complex financial data into reliable, high-performance reporting systems that enable faster, more informed decision-making for investment managers. Our team of engineers are building with cutting-edge technologies—like Claude Code and Cursor—in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture.If this excites you, we’d love to meet you!

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team responsible for the core reporting and data curation platform that underpins customer reports, dashboards, and internal analytics while establishing clear operating rhythms that keep the team aligned and effective
• Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for scalable operational reporting and high-quality data modeling, including evolving next-generation distributed query and reporting capabilities
• Partner cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to turn complex financial data into reliable, high-performance reports and data products while owning service health and operational excellence
• Build and improve data pipelines, models, and tooling that ensure data is accurate, well-structured, and broadly reportable across systems
• Establish and uphold best practices for data quality, governance, and consistency across reporting layers and shared data abstractions
• Hire, coach, and develop engineers through clear feedback, growth planning, and mentorship while fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and psychological safety
• Champion AI-native engineering workflows and modern development practices to improve delivery speed, system reliability, and developer experience

What we look for:

• 10+ years of experience in software or data engineering with 5+ years in an engineering management role leading product or platform teams
• Strong expertise in data modeling, data warehousing, and scalable reporting systems, including experience with distributed query engines such as Trino, Presto, or Spark SQL
• Experience leading teams responsible for data platforms, analytics systems, or reporting infrastructure used broadly across an organization
• Proven ability to deliver complex, high-impact initiatives in fast-paced environments while balancing customer-critical deliverables with long-term platform investments
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance optimization across compute- and IO-intensive workloads
• Hands-on technical depth in at least one of the following areas: modern JVM languages such as Kotlin or Java, Python, or SQL-based analytics, along with familiarity with cloud data storage technologies
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and align technical and non-technical stakeholders across functions
• Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering talent while supporting the growth of senior engineers and emerging leaders
• Willingness to learn and apply cutting-edge technologies, including AI tooling, within a business-critical domain
• Strong problem-solving skills with a bias toward ownership, action, and continuous improvement

Bonus:

• Experience in fintech, investment management, or financial data systems, particularly in client or regulatory reporting
• Familiarity with modern data stack technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, or dbt
• Experience building or operating reporting systems with strict correctness, auditability, and reliability requirements
• Experience scaling teams and systems during periods of rapid organizational growth

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

[For New York and California Based Only]

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $214,500–$268,000. 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $236,000–$295,000.

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, 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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Do you have a passion for finance & investing? Are you interested in modeling the industry’s data and making it highly available? Are you a technical leader who enjoys refining both technology performance and team collaboration? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.

As a Ridgeline Senior Staff Software Engineer on our Product Technology team, including Portfolio Accounting and Performanace Measurement and Analytics, 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 leadership 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—including AI tools like Claude Code—in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment.

You’ll be encouraged to think outside the box, bringing your own vision, passion, and insights to drive advancements that impact both our team and the industry. Our team is committed to creating a lasting impact on the investment management industry, leveraging AI and leading development practices to bring transformative change.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will make:

• Contribute domain knowledge, design skills, and technical expertise to a cross-functional team
• Be involved in the entire software development process—from requirements and design reviews to shipping production code
• Architect and evolve a cloud-native tech stack on AWS for scalable, performant accounting systems
• Build developer automation to enable scalable, high-quality applications relied on by asset managers
• Coach and mentor product engineers responsible for delivering secure, high-performing enterprise applications
• Think creatively, own complex problems, seek pragmatic solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Drive engineering best practices that ensure maintainability, observability, and high availability
• Contribute to a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and transparent collaboration

What we look for:

• Passion for AI experience leveraging AI to accelerate technology projects
• 12+ years in software engineering with a proven record of designing and delivering new products
• 3+ years in Staff+ leadership roles influencing teams and architecture
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline
• Experience building cloud-native applications (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with high-availability systems, production on-call, and performance monitoring
• Understanding of automated testing at all levels
• Ability to balance short-term priorities with long-term architectural thinking
• Excellent communicator with strong collaboration skills
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience with Java or Kotlin
• Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure
• Experience with Docker or containerization
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies
• Experience with caching and data modeling
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-team technical projects
• Proven ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects
• Ability to amplify the ideas and contributions of others
• A responsibility-driven mindset that extends beyond just writing code
• Comfort in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Passion for exploring and applying cutting-edge technologies

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.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits 

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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $214,500 - $268,000 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $236,00 - $295,000

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, 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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