Senior Engineer, Valuation & Analytics

About the role

<p>Are you passionate about revolutionizing the financial industry? Do you bring an <strong>engineering-first mindset</strong> while also possessing the quantitative skills to understand financial instruments and their valuations? Are you a problem-solver who thrives in delivering high-quality products with <strong>industry-leading performance</strong>? If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.</p> <p>As a Ridgeline <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> on our <strong>Trading Team</strong>, you'll play a pivotal role in building complex, high-quality applications for our Trade Order Management solution. The listing location is New York, NY.

Key facts

What you'll do

• <p>Are you passionate about revolutionizing the financial industry?
• Do you bring an <strong>engineering-first mindset</strong> while also possessing the quantitative skills to understand financial instruments and their valuations?
• Are you a problem-solver who thrives in delivering high-quality products with <strong>industry-leading performance</strong>?
• If so, we invite you to join our innovative team.</p> <p>As a Ridgeline <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> on our <strong>Trading Team</strong>, you'll play a pivotal role in building complex, high-quality applications for our Trade Order Management solution.
• Leveraging cutting-edge technologies - and harnessing the power of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT - you'll help shape an industry-defining platform from the ground up, all while collaborating in a creative, fast-paced environment.
• Here, your passion for both engineering and the financial domain will make a meaningful impact on the future of investment management technology.</p> <p>Joining the Ridgeline Trading team means contributing to a culture of innovation, leveraging modern AI-driven solutions to enhance development processes, shaping our product and processes, and leaving a lasting legacy in an industry primed for transformation.You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.</p> <p><strong>The impact you will have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Apply trading domain knowledge, financial quantitative expertise, and technical skills to create solutions where design, strategy, and engineering closely intersect.</li> <li>Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews as we undergo asset class expansion throughout the whole platform</li> <li>Shape and optimize a tech stack leveraging AWS back-end services to power robust, scalable applications.</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>Advocate design and development best practices in pragmatic manner</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 rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we look for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years in a software engineering with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies</li> <li>In depth knowledge in Java or Kotlin and Spring/Springboot</li> <li>Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline</li> <li>Demonstrated experience of applying Design Patterns, OOAD/SOLID principles and writing automated unit tests</li> <li>Strong motivation to explore and adopt new technologies while independently navigating complex codebases</li> <li>Finds joy and satisfaction in working with motivated/supportive engineers to build impactful solutions</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for tackling technical challenges.</li> <li>Ability to communicate effectively</li> <li>A positive attitude with a serious interest in having fun at work.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience engineering in buy-side order management systems</li> <li>Working knowledge of complex financial instruments and their valuations</li> <li>Background in mathematics</li> </ul> <p><strong>About Ridgeline</strong></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.

Requirements

• Here, your passion for both engineering and the financial domain will make a meaningful impact on the future of investment management technology.</p> <p>Joining the Ridgeline Trading team means contributing to a culture of innovation, leveraging modern AI-driven solutions to enhance development processes, shaping our product and processes, and leaving a lasting legacy in an industry primed for transformation.You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.</p> <p><strong>The impact you will have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Apply trading domain knowledge, financial quantitative expertise, and technical skills to create solutions where design, strategy, and engineering closely intersect.</li> <li>Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews as we undergo asset class expansion throughout the whole platform</li> <li>Shape and optimize a tech stack leveraging AWS back-end services to power robust, scalable applications.</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>Advocate design and development best practices in pragmatic manner</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 rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we look for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years in a software engineering with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies</li> <li>In depth knowledge in Java or Kotlin and Spring/Springboot</li> <li>Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline</li> <li>Demonstrated experience of applying Design Patterns, OOAD/SOLID principles and writing automated unit tests</li> <li>Strong motivation to explore and adopt new technologies while independently navigating complex codebases</li> <li>Finds joy and satisfaction in working with motivated/supportive engineers to build impactful solutions</li> <li>Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for tackling technical challenges.</li> <li>Ability to communicate effectively</li> <li>A positive attitude with a serious interest in having fun at work.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience engineering in buy-side order management systems</li> <li>Working knowledge of complex financial instruments and their valuations</li> <li>Background in mathematics</li> </ul> <p><strong>About Ridgeline</strong></p> <p>Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers.
• 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.

About Ridgeline

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