Ridgeline, Inc is hiring : Staff Software Engineer, UI Framework in Reno

Are you a forward-thinking software engineer with a knack for ensuring frontend developer tooling delivers high confidence in deploying quality code? Do you enjoy identifying the right design patterns to build a sustainable framework that enables exceptional developer experiences and expedites product delivery? Are you eager to make an impactful contribution by strategizing and implementing innovative methods to build, test, and deploy front-end code? If so, we invite you to be a part of our team.

As a Staff Software Engineer at Ridgeline, youll shape the future of our UI framework and platforms, building high-quality, complex, industry-defining cloud applications for the FinTech space. Youll partner with a team of talented engineers to enable a fast-moving, creative environment. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT, you'll enhance creativity and efficiency across the frontend development lifecycle while making a meaningful impact.

The Platform UI team provides the foundation for all UI built at Ridgeline. Our mission is to empower product engineers to deliver high-quality experiences quickly and efficiently. We focus on developer productivity, experience, and maintainability by collaborating with product teams to build tailored solutions. In this role, you will also develop, monitor, and maintain front-end developer tooling, including lightweight backend services that support our UI.

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

What will you do?

Partner closely with product engineers to understand their needs, build highly leverageable solutions, and deliver features for our customers

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

Build, manage, and maintain our pipelines and bundles

Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way

Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

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

Desired Skills and Experience

8+ years in a software engineering position or similar function

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

Deep working knowledge of front-end build tooling in the React ecosystem (such as Webpack, Bun, Storybook, GitHub Actions, etc)

Experience building services in Node.js, Bun, etc

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

Bonus :

Experience with investment or asset management applications

Experience building performant, enterprise level web experiences at scale

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

Docker-based container architecture

Experience with agile development methodologies

Background in design, economics, or finance

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 Americas 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

As an employee at Ridgeline, youll 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 ourCareers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.

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This role is only available in Reno, NV and is a hybrid role. Are you located in the Reno, NV area or open to relocation?

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