Senior Software Engineer - Trading, Order Generation

Are you an 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 Senior 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.

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 scalable order management workflows that support trading, allocations, and compliance integration
• Collaborate closely with product and design partners to deliver elegant and effective user experiences
• Develop services and APIs that ensure accuracy, performance, and auditability of order-related data
• 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 GitHub Copilot 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:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally building enterprise SaaS or financial technology
• Strong experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Go
• 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
• Experience working with trading systems or order management workflows is a plus
• 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 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.

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Compensation and Benefits 

The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $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, 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.

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