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Ridgeline · 1 day ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Portfolio Accounting

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $235K/yr

12+ years exp

Ridgeline is an innovative company focused on revolutionizing the investment management industry through technology. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Portfolio Accounting team, you will lead the development of a scalable accounting engine and contribute to architectural evolution while mentoring other engineers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Be involved in the entire software development process—from requirements and design reviews to shipping production code

Architect and evolve a cloud-native tech stack on AWS for scalable, performant accounting systems

Build developer automation to enable scalable, high-quality applications relied on by asset managers

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

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

Qualification

Portfolio AccountingCloud-native applicationsTechnical leadershipAWSJavaKotlinAutomated testingAgile methodologiesCFA CharterDockerCollaboration skillsCommunicationProblem-solving

Required

12+ years in software engineering with a proven record of designing and delivering new products

3+ years in Staff+ leadership roles influencing teams and architecture

3+ years in Portfolio Accounting, Reconciliation, Market Data, or FinTech application development

Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline

Experience building cloud-native applications (AWS preferred)

Familiarity with high-availability systems, production on-call, and performance monitoring

Understanding of automated testing at all levels

Ability to balance short-term priorities with long-term architectural thinking

Excellent communicator with strong collaboration skills

Serious interest in having fun at work

Preferred

CFA Charter

Experience with Java or Kotlin

Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure

Experience with Docker or containerization

Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Experience with caching and data modeling

Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-team technical projects

Proven ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects

Ability to amplify the ideas and contributions of others

A responsibility-driven mindset that extends beyond just writing code

Comfort in fast-paced, evolving environments

Passion for exploring and applying cutting-edge technologies

Benefits

Unlimited vacation

Educational and wellness reimbursements

$0 cost employee insurance plans

Company

Ridgeline

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Ridgeline is a computer software company that specializes in software development to deliver for the investment management industry.

Founded in 2018

Incline Village, Nevada, USA

201-500 employees

https://ridgelineapps.com

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