<p>Do you have a passion for finance & investing? Are you an experienced frontend engineer ready to tackle complex portfolio challenges with innovative solutions? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where design, strategy, and engineering converge? Are you excited to contribute to a cutting-edge FinTech platform using modern frameworks and AI-enhanced tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and ChatGPT?</p> <p>If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.</p> <p>As a Ridgeline Senior Front End Engineer on our Portfolio team, you'll have the unique opportunity to build an industry-defining platform that powers Portfolio, Market Data, and Security Master services across the Ridgeline ecosystem. You'll help design and implement a fast, scalable, and reliable foundation for the data that drives our investment management SAAS platform-supporting complex asset classes, global market coverage, and real-time insights. You'll also play a key role in modeling the intricate relationships and behaviors of the investment management domain, translating financial concepts into robust, extensible data systems. Additionally, your expertise will be relied upon to evolve our architecture, scale our systems to meet rapid growth, and exemplify software engineering best practices.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions-not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we'd love to meet you.</p> <p>You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.</p> <p>The impact you will have:</p> <ul> <li>Contribute to and learn Portfolio domain knowledge </li><li>Bring your design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, product, and engineering collaborate closely </li><li>Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews to shipping code and observing how it lands with our customers. </li><li>Impact a developing tech stack based on AWS back-end services </li><li>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 </li><li>Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications </li><li>Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way </li><li>Contribute to a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency </li></ul> <p>What we look for:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline </li><li>5+ years building web front-ends with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and related tooling </li><li>Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud </li><li>Strong commitment to automated testing at all levels </li><li>Experience building scalable component libraries and design systems </li><li>Experience using AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT </li><li>Willingness to learn new technologies while developing expertise in a business domain </li><li>Ability to balance short-term deliverables with long-term vision </li><li>Clear communicator with strong cross-functional collaboration skills </li><li>Serious interest in having fun while solving meaningful problems </li></ul> <p>Bonus:</p> <ul> <li>Experience with investment or asset management applications </li><li>Experience building performant, enterprise-level web experiences at scale </li><li>Knowledge of Node.js </li><li>Knowledge of front-end build tooling in the React ecosystem (e.g., Webpack, ESBuild, bun) </li><li>Experience with agile development methodologies </li><li>Understanding of building back-end infrastructure using AWS offerings such as Lambda, S3, CDKTF </li><li>Knowledge of Docker-based container architecture </li><li>Background in design, economics, or finance </li></ul> <p>About Ridgeline</p> <p>Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday), the company was created to modernize an industry held back by outdated, disconnected technology. Powered by a single, real-time data set and embedded AI, Ridgeline helps firms automate complexity, accelerate collaboration, and deliver tailored client experiences at scale, without added headcount or risk. Ridgeline is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, with offices in New York, Reno, and the Bay Area, and is recognized by Fast Company as a "Best Workplace for Innovators," by Frost & Sullivan as a "Technology Innovation Leader," and by The Software Report as a "Top 100 Software Company."</p> <p>Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.</p> <p>Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.</p> <p>Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.</p> <p>Ridgeline processes the information you submit in connection with your application in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement. Please review the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement in full to understand our privacy practices and contact us with any questions.</p> <p>Compensation and Benefits</p> <p>As an employee at Ridgeline, you'll have many opportunities for advancement in your career and can make a true impact on the product.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Create a Job Alert</p> <p>Interested in building your career at Ridgeline? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.</p> <p>Create alert</p>