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Ridgeline · 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, API Engineering

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $220K/yr

8+ years exp

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management, founded by visionary tech entrepreneur Dave Duffield. As a Staff Software Engineer in API Engineering, you will lead the design and development of a scalable API platform, define standards, and ensure reliability and security in API services, while collaborating across teams to enhance developer productivity.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of a Kong-based API Gateway hosting thousands of highly available, secure, and scalable APIs

Define and codify API design standards that elevate internal, external, and agentic developer usability

Identify and eliminate friction in API development through simplification, automation, and tooling that improve developer velocity and experience

Establish reliability and observability practices to monitor and ensure API performance, availability, and security

Develop and maintain API documentation using automated OpenAPI spec generation and validation tools

Participate in API design forums to ensure alignment with Ridgeline’s architecture and developer experience principles

Write high-quality, well-tested code and provide thoughtful peer reviews that foster growth across the team

Apply modern engineering practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and test automation

Leverage AI tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, and Claude Code to accelerate development, improve code quality, and inspire innovative solutions

Collaborate across teams with transparency, ownership, and resilience, driving outcomes that reflect the Ridgeline Way

Qualification

API design standardsCloud-native distributed systemsAPI management solutionsOpenAPI spec documentationCI/CD practicesCommunication skillsCreative problem-solvingMentoring skills

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of large-scale platform or product APIs

Deep expertise with cloud-native distributed systems (AWS preferred), secure RESTful API design, and API management/gateway solutions (Kong or equivalent)

Proven experience setting API design standards and delivering production-grade APIs documented with OpenAPI spec

Strong understanding of API reliability, monitoring, and operational best practices

Familiarity with event-driven architectures, WebSockets, and authentication/authorization models for APIs

Excellent communication and mentoring skills with an inclusive approach to technical leadership

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Creative problem-solving mindset and passion for helping others succeed

Preferred

Experience contributing to or defining API product strategy

Hands-on experience with developer productivity tooling for APIs

Exposure to financial services or investment management domain

Practical experience with modern AI frameworks that support software development

Benefits

100% of Ridgeline employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

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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