What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Software Engineer, Accounting position at Ridgeline?
Do you have a passion for finance & investing? Are you interested in modeling the industry’s data and making it highly available? Are you a technical leader who enjoys refining both technology performance and team collaboration? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
As a Ridgeline Principle Software Engineer on our Portfolio Accounting team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build an industry defining, fast, scalable accounting engine with full asset class support and global market coverage. You will be relied on for your technical leadership to help the team evolve our architecture, scale to meet our growth opportunity, and exemplify software engineering best practices. Our team of engineers are building with cutting edge technologies—including AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment.
You’ll be encouraged to think outside the box, bringing your own vision, passion, and insights to drive advancements that impact both our team and the industry. Our team is committed to creating a lasting impact on the investment management industry, leveraging AI and leading development practices to bring transformative change.
You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.
What will you do?
- Contribute accounting domain knowledge, design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, product, and engineering collaborate closely.
- Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews to shipping code and observing how it lands with our customers.
- Impact a developing tech stack based on AWS back-end services.
- Participate in the creation and construction of developer-based automation that leads to scalable, high-quality applications customers will depend on to run their businesses.
- Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications.
- Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way.
- Contribute to a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency.
Desired Skills and Experience
Bonus :
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 businesses 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.
Compensation and Benefits
For New York and California Based Only]
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including, the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
The typical starting salary range for this role is : $235,000-$275,000.
The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is : $250,000- $287,500.
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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Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.
This role is available as hybrid in NYC, San Ramon, CA or Reno, NV. Are you located near one of these locations and able to work hybrid?
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Salary : $235,000 - $275,000
