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Staff Software Engineer, Electronic Trading

Ridgeline is building a modern, cloud-native platform for investment management and is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help design and deliver an industry-defining Electronic Trading solution. The role requires architecting high-performance, highly available systems, participating across the full software lifecycle, mentoring engineers, and contributing to a collaborative, fast-moving team that values creativity and technical excellence.

Skills

  • Strong backend/full-stack development using Java and/or Kotlin
  • Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS (or Azure/GCP) with focus on cost and scalability
  • Domain experience in electronic trading, order management, asset management, or investment banking
  • Familiarity with web front-end technologies (React, JavaScript, TypeScript) and full-stack collaboration
  • Proven track record of architecting for high performance and high availability
  • Knowledge of automated testing practices and developer automation
  • Comfort with containerization and infrastructure-as-code (Docker, Terraform, ECS/Fargate, Kafka/MSK)

Responsibilities

  • Architect and design high-performance, highly available backend systems for electronic trading
  • Deliver full lifecycle features from requirements and design through implementation and testing
  • Influence and evolve a modern tech stack (frontend and cloud backend) and developer automation
  • Coach, mentor, and grow product engineering teams to deliver secure, production-grade applications
  • Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to drive technical strategy and tradeoffs
  • Implement automated testing and CI/CD practices to ensure high code quality and reliability
  • Balance short-term deliverables with long-term architectural vision

Education

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
  • Relevant equivalent professional experience considered

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus company stock plan (stock options)
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Educational and wellness reimbursements
  • $0 cost employee insurance plans
  • Opportunities for career advancement and learning
  • Hybrid work arrangement with offices in Reno and New York
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January 8, 2026
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