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Ridgeline
Full time
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USA
11/03/2026
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New York, NY

Responsibilities

Design and implement the next-generation performance and analytics platform for investment management.
Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design reviews, implementation, and delivery.
Build and evolve scalable cloud-native backend services on AWS-based infrastructure.
Create developer-focused automation that supports scalable, high-quality applications.
Work with performance, attribution, benchmark, return, and analytical metrics over large-scale datasets.
Optimize analytical queries and contribute to data modeling for analytical use cases.
Collaborate transparently with design, strategy, and engineering partners while owning problems and solutions.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies.
Experience with Kotlin or similar programming languages.
Familiarity with OLAP or columnar databases and the ability to optimize queries.
Understanding of data modeling for analytical use cases and interest in running complex analytics over large datasets.
Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline.
Ability to learn new technologies, develop business-domain expertise, solve complex problems, communicate clearly, and balance near-term delivery with long-term perspective.
Understanding of the value of automated tests at all levels.
Bonus: buy-side technology experience; GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT experience; ETL pipelines moving data into OLAP systems; and familiarity with TWR, Brinson Attribution, and Profit and Loss.

Benefits

Typical starting base salary range of $200,500-$251,000.
Company Stock Plan participation, subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
Unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans.
Opportunities for career advancement and meaningful product impact.
Hybrid work arrangement.

Salary: $201k - $251k/yr

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-t...

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