Ridgeline · 1 day ago
Staff Release Engineer
San Ramon, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$174K/yr - $220K/yr
4+ years expRidgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management, and they are seeking a Staff Release Engineer to own and evolve the systems, tools, and processes that underpin their software delivery lifecycle. The role involves collaborating with Infrastructure, SRE, and Engineering teams to architect resilient CI/CD pipelines and optimize code production workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design, maintain, and optimize CI/CD systems to enable scalable, repeatable, and safe delivery
Establish and enforce release standards such as artifact validation, test coverage thresholds, and dependency checks
Collaborate with SRE and Infrastructure teams to create automated and consistent release workflows
Implement observability and rollback capabilities to improve release visibility and safety
Develop systems to prevent risky changes and support faster mean time to recovery
Create self-service tools that empower developers and reduce deployment friction
Define and report on release metrics that drive transparency and continuous improvement
Champion a product mindset for internal tools by deeply understanding the needs of developer teams
Qualification
Required
4+ years in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles
Expertise with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker
Strong scripting or coding skills (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) and IaC experience with tools like Terraform or Helm
Deep understanding of release strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) and artifact/versioning systems
Passion for automation, testing, and scalable system design
Experience with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native infrastructure
Familiarity with observability tools and release health metrics
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Serious interest in having fun at work
Preferred
Experience in high-availability or regulated environments such as finance or healthcare
Familiarity with Google SRE principles or equivalent operational excellence models
Background in driving the adoption of DevOps metrics (DORA, MTTR, deployment frequency)
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
Ridgeline is a computer software company that specializes in software development to deliver for the investment management industry.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Dave Blair
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Faucher
SVP, Enterprise Operations
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