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Staff Software Engineer, Core Accounting

Ridgelineposted about 1 month ago

$165,000 - $200,000/Yr

Full-time • Senior

Hybrid • New York, NY

Publishing Industries

About the position

As a Ridgeline Staff 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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

8+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
Experience with API and Event design
Background in high-availability systems
Experience with on-call
Experience with production instrumentation, observability, and performance monitoring
Willingness to learn about new technologies while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space
Understand the value of automated tests at all levels
Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
An aptitude for complex problem-solving
Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
Serious interest in having fun at work

Nice-to-haves

3+ years experience engineering in Portfolio Accounting, Reconciliation, Market Data, or other Fintech applications
Understanding of AWS services and infrastructure
Experience with Docker or containerization
Experience with agile development methodologies
Experience in Java or Kotlin
Experience with React
Experience with caching
Experience with data modeling
Experience leading difficult technical projects that take multiple people and teams to complete
Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize effectively
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space
An aptitude for problem solving
Ability to amplify the ideas of others
Responsibility to deliver an excellent project that extends beyond coding
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment