Staff Software Engineer

Are you a seasoned software engineer with deep expertise in integration technologies? Do you enjoy crafting the building blocks that connect platforms? If you thrive in dynamic environments and love creating solutions that optimize business operations, we’d love to have you on our team.

The Ridgeline Integrations team creates standardized integrations for customers, connecting with a wide variety of vendors. We also own the services and tooling that support integration management within the Ridgeline application, as well as integration platform experience for consultants and customers. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead integration design and build high-quality solutions hands-on. You’ll help grow partnerships with our stakeholders, mentor other team members, and play an important role in the team’s success. We value collaboration, ownership, knowledge sharing, and a commitment to excellence, and are looking for someone passionate about driving impactful solutions in the integration space.

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.

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

The impact you will have:

• Lead end‑to‑end integration design: Architect, prototype, and build robust, resilient integrations using an IPaaS alongside custom components.
• Define patterns & frameworks: Establish and evolve reusable integration frameworks and API/data‑mapping standards.
• Hands‑on implementation: Participate in and help guide the full lifecycle from requirements and design reviews through implementation, automated testing, and deployment for high‑impact customer integrations.
• Mentor & grow the team: Coach engineers on best practices in integration development, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally: Partner with product, customer‑facing teams, and fellow engineering leaders to translate business needs into scalable integration solutions.
• Drive operational excellence: Build and maintain observability (metrics, dashboards, alerts) and evolve our deployment pipelines to ensure SLAs and rapid iteration.
• Innovate & scale: Identify opportunities to adopt emerging integration technologies, event‑driven patterns, or AI‑assisted transformation to improve reliability and developer productivity.

What we look for:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or integration architecture with a strong record of successful project delivery
• Deep hands-on experience with one or more IPaaS tools such as Workato, MuleSoft, Boomi, or similar platforms
• Expertise in building cloud-native integrations on AWS, Azure, or GCP using serverless or microservice architecture
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C#, or equivalent languages, including experience with APIs, cloud functions, and transformation logic
• In-depth knowledge of data formats (JSON, XML, CSV) and experience with real-time and batch data processing
• Familiarity with integration reliability patterns including retries, backoff, idempotency, and circuit breakers
• Strong automation skills including CI/CD practices and familiarity with automated testing across unit, contract, and end-to-end levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document designs and explain technical concepts clearly
• A collaborative mindset and passion for mentoring, problem-solving, and continuous improvement

Bonus:

• Experience developing custom connectors and reusable integration components in IPaaS environments
• Background in investment management or financial technology
• Familiarity with event-driven or streaming integration patterns (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub)
• Contributions to open-source integration frameworks or tooling

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded by visionary tech entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to apply his successful formula of solving operational business challenges with bold innovation and human connectivity to the unique needs of the investment management industry. 

Ridgeline started with a clean sheet of paper and a deep bench of experts bound by a set of core values and motivated to revolutionize an industry underserved by its current tech offerings. We are building a new, modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry and we are prioritizing security, agility, and usability to empower business like never before.

With a growing campus in Reno and offices in New York, Lake Tahoe, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company,” and by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

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Compensation and Benefits 

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $185,000-$220,000. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above.

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, 100% of 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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