Staff Engineer - Trading, Order Generation

Ridgeline

New York, NY, US
Base: $182,500-$228,000; base (select locations): ...
On-site
Design and build scalable components
Java or kotlin expertise
Aws cloud services
As a Staff Software Engineer on Ridgeline’s Order Generation team, you’ll be at the forefront of developing our Trade Order Management solution—an integral piece of our industry-first cloud platform for investment management

Job Summary

  • As a Staff Software Engineer on Ridgeline’s Order Generation team, you’ll be at the forefront of developing our Trade Order Management solution—an integral piece of our industry-first cloud platform for investment management.
  • You’ll contribute hands-on to product architecture, mentor engineers, and use AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to elevate development velocity, innovation, and code quality.
  • Ridgeline offers rich benefits including unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans.

Matching Summary

As a Staff Software Engineer on Ridgeline’s Order Generation team, you’ll be at the forefront of developing our Trade Order Management solution—an integral piece of our industry-first cloud platform for investment management.

Salary

Base: $182,500-$228,000; Base (select locations): $200,500-$251,000; Bonus/Equity: Company Stock Plan; Benefits: Unlimited vacation, educational/wellness reimbursements, $0 cost employee insurance

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design and build scalable components
  • Java or Kotlin expertise
  • AWS cloud services
  • automated testing and best practices
  • trading domain knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • agile development methodologies
  • collaborative, creative environment
  • ownership, growth, transparency culture
  • AI tools for development velocity

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years software engineering experience
  • 3+ years buy-side order management systems
  • Computer science degree preferred
  • Work authorized in the United States

Work Rights

Work authorization without sponsorship

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