Staff Software Engineer, Portfolio Accounting

The Role

Lead your team in adopting AI-assisted engineering practices by driving experiments that measurably improve productivity, quality, and outcomes while sharing learnings with adjacent teams.

Evaluate AI tooling critically, identifying risks such as hallucination and security exposure, and establish guardrails that enable responsible adoption.

Contribute accounting domain knowledge, design skills, and technical expertise to a cross-functional team.

Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and design reviews to shipping production code.

Lead the design and evolution of cloud-native services on AWS, soliciting broad feedback and building team consensus around key architectural decisions.

Represent the team’s systems in cross-functional technical discussions and contribute to Ridgeline’s Architecture Advice Process.

Build developer automation that enables scalable, high-quality applications relied upon by asset managers.

Coach and mentor engineers responsible for delivering secure, high-performing enterprise applications.

Participate in engineering hiring and talent-building initiatives.

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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of designing and delivering new products
• 3+ years of experience in Portfolio Accounting, Reconciliation, Market Data, or FinTech application development
• Experience building cloud-native applications, preferably on AWS
• Familiarity with high-availability systems, production on-call practices, and performance monitoring
• Understanding of automated testing strategies across multiple levels
• Able to balance short-term priorities with long-term architectural thinking
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Willingness to learn and explore cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in complex business domains
• Strong problem-solving aptitude
• Serious interest in having fun at work
• Bonus: CFA Charter, Experience with Java or Kotlin, Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure, Experience with Docker or containerization technologies, Familiarity with agile development methodologies, Experience with caching strategies and data modeling, Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives, Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, Ability to amplify the ideas and contributions of others, A responsibility-driven mindset that extends beyond writing code, Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving environments, Passion for exploring and applying cutting-edge technologies

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline

Skills

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

Benefits

Ridgeline 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.

We 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.