Staff Frontend Engineer, Electronic Trading

Synthesia

$182K — $228K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline
  • 8+ years in software engineering with experience in product architecture
  • 6+ years of front-end web development using React, Jest, JavaScript, and TypeScript
  • Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
  • Knowledge of automated testing methodologies at all levels
  • Ability to work in back-end development with Java/Kotlin
  • Familiarity with AI platforms and agile methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Contribute design skills and expertise in a collaborative team environment
  • Engage in the entire software development process from requirements to implementation
  • Impact the tech stack with modern front-end frameworks and AWS services
  • Develop automation to ensure scalable, high-quality applications
  • Coach and mentor product engineers for high-performing application delivery
  • Innovate and seek solutions while communicating effectively
  • Foster a culture of learning, teaching, and transparency within the team

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Educational and wellness reimbursements
  • $0 cost employee insurance plans
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Participation in Company Stock Plan
Full Job Description
As a Ridgeline Staff Software Engineer on our Trading team, you'll have the unique opportunity to build high-quality, complex, industry defining applications for our Electronic Trading solution. Our team of engineers are building from scratch in cutting edge technologies in a fast-moving, creative, progressive work environment. You'll think outside the box and add your own genius, passion, and interests to the software development lifecycle.

As part of the Ridgeline Trading team building a brand new solution on cutting edge technology to market, you will help shape our culture, make a big impact on a small team, and learn what it takes to build a successful company. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an industry primed for change.

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

The impact you will have:
  • Contribute design skills and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
  • Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through the implementation of new products
  • Impact a developing tech stack based on modern front-end frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of 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 rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

What we look for:
  • A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
  • 8+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
  • 6+ years building web front-ends using technologies like React, Jest, JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Understand the value of automated testing at all levels
  • Experience building cloud native applications on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
  • Working knowledge of Java/Kotlin, with an interest in participating in back-end / full-stack development
  • Comfort leveraging AI platforms and agentic workflows to scale delivery and improve code quality
  • Willingness to learn about new technologies while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space
  • Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture long term perspective
  • An aptitude for problem solving
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:
  • Backend experience using RESTful/GraphQL APIs
  • Experience with Docker and containerization
  • Understanding of AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Kafka/MSK) and infrastructure (IaC/Terraform)
  • Used to working within an Agile development construct
  • Experience with electronic trading, investment management or asset management
  • Background in design, economics, or finance

Compensation and Benefits

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: $182,500 - $228,000

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $200,500 - $251,000

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, 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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