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Ridgeline · 2 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Data Delivery

San Ramon, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$174K/yr - $205K/yr

10+ years exp

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive foundational platform architecture and influence the future of their data streaming capabilities. This role involves architecting scalable messaging systems and stream processing pipelines while mentoring other engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Architect scalable, highly available messaging and stream processing systems for real-time and batch data delivery

Lead design and implementation of elasticity, autoscaling, and high-availability features across the platform

Build SDKs, libraries, and paved paths that reduce cognitive load and accelerate developer productivity

Establish observability standards and cost dashboards for platform visibility, accountability, and optimization

Define platform-wide best practices for event ordering, schema validation, and materialization logic

Collaborate across squads to integrate data delivery solutions with 40+ teams including Accounting, Reporting, Workflows, and AI agents

Influence platform roadmap, assess emerging technologies, and lead technical POCs and design reviews

Mentor engineers across the organization and model engineering excellence in system design, execution, and communication

Qualification

KafkaFlinkKotlinCloud-native systemsAWSEvent-driven systemsCI/CDObservabilityJavaPythonMentoringCommunication

Required

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in platform or distributed systems leadership roles

Deep expertise in building event-driven systems using Kafka, Flink, or similar technologies

Advanced proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or Python with strong fundamentals in system design and architecture

Proven track record designing cloud-native systems on AWS or equivalent platforms

Strong understanding of observability, system resiliency, CI/CD, and cost-efficiency patterns

Experience with developer experience tooling, platform SDKs, or internal developer platforms

Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to drive consensus and lead technical strategy

Commitment to mentoring, knowledge sharing, and fostering an inclusive engineering culture

Preferred

Experience designing multi-tenant data platforms or cross-region HA/DR architectures

Familiarity with Debezium, Kafka Connect, schema registries, or Change Data Capture workflows

Contributions to data mesh or streaming-first architectures

Background in fintech, investment management, or regulatory data environments

Benefits

Company Stock Plan

Unlimited vacation

Educational and wellness reimbursements

$0 cost employee insurance plans

Company

Ridgeline

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Ridgeline is a computer software company that specializes in software development to deliver for the investment management industry.

Founded in 2018

Incline Village, Nevada, USA

201-500 employees

https://ridgelineapps.com

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