Manager, Software Engineering, Data Frameworks

Are you eager to lead a team of skilled engineers dedicated to maximizing leverage on a dynamic data platform? Do you thrive on delivering comprehensive, enterprise-grade solutions with advanced audit and search capabilities to an expanding client base? As the Manager of Data Frameworks Engineering, you will leverage your expertise in managing internal platforms to provide technical leadership and support to both external and internal customers. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing a roadmap that aligns with Ridgeline’s business goals and supports a rapidly evolving product development landscape.

As a leader at Ridgeline and one of our first 450 employees, you will also help preserve our culture and influence the trajectory of an ambitious tech startup. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an investment management industry primed for change.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders across the company to enhance our customers' search and audit trail capabilities by leveraging our universal data model.
• Develop and refine a sophisticated custom fields architecture that enables our Customer Success team to decrease implementation times.
• Build relationships with our sales team to understand how our critical core services show a unified Ridgeline solution in an effort to shorten sales cycles and grow our customer base.
• Contribute business insight, design skills, and best practices 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 a new product, understanding agile development methodologies
• Hands-on responsibility with the codeline, contributing to the codebase on a regular basis
• Participate actively in the peer and code review process
• Help engineers develop new skills and advance their career through coaching
• Engage in performance conversations and help align business objectives and career goals
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of 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 deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency
• Build a diverse team while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
  
  
  

Desired Skills And Experience

• 5+ years in a hands-on software engineering management position or similar function, with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies in the cloud
• Professional experience within an organization responsible for creating and maintaining an internal platform
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment with the desire to forge a path when requirements may be dynamic and evolving
• Clear and crisp communicator, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• Ability to lead and influence both with and without authority
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective
• An aptitude for problem-solving
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Serious interest in having fun at work
  
  
  

Bonus

• Experience leading platform solutions for search, audit or custom fields capabilities
• 5+ years of previous experience as an individual contributor developing enterprise-grade applications
• Working knowledge of AWS (ECS, Aurora RDS, S3, Elasticsearch)
  
  
  

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 byFast 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

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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