Are you excited to build seamless client-facing experiences that strengthen communication and collaboration between investment managers and their clients? Do you enjoy developing scalable fullstack applications that power messaging, notifications, reporting, and digital engagement workflows? Are you energized by solving complex engineering challenges while partnering closely with product, design, and client-facing teams to deliver polished user experiences? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a senior engineer at Ridgeline, you'll help build and evolve the applications and services that power our Client Communications capabilities. You'll develop modern fullstack solutions that enable investment firms to deliver personalized communications, reporting, notifications, and digital experiences at scale. This role will focus on creating intuitive frontend experiences, scalable backend systems, and highly reliable integrations that improve transparency and engagement between firms and their clients. Our team of engineers are building with AI technologies-like Claude Code and ChatGPT-in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an investment management industry primed for change, utilizing the latest AI and software development practices to revolutionize the field.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you will have:

• Develop modern, intuitive frontend experiences that simplify how investment firms interact with their clients
• Build backend services and APIs that support messaging, reporting, notifications, and document delivery systems
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and client-facing stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and performance across Client Communication systems
• Drive technical architecture decisions and contribute to engineering best practices across teams
• Optimize engineering workflows using AI-assisted development tools and automation practices
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and proactively identify opportunities for system improvements
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications
• Strong experience developing modern fullstack applications using technologies such as React, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar
• Experience building scalable APIs, backend services, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and modern SaaS application development
• Experience creating polished, user-centric experiences with strong attention to usability and performance
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product, design, and business stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and a high degree of ownership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to learn about cutting-edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:

• Experience building communication platforms, messaging systems, or client engagement tools
• Familiarity with fintech, investment management, or enterprise SaaS products
• Experience with event-driven architectures, notification systems, or document generation workflows
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development workflows and developer productivity tools

Compensation and Benefits

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, 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.