Staff Software Engineer, UI Experience Job at Ridgeline in New York

Are you passionate about building scalable UI frameworks that elevate developer experience and accelerate product delivery? Do you enjoy setting front-end architecture strategy while mentoring the next generation of software engineers? Are you excited to contribute to a high-leverage platform team that shapes the UI foundation of an entire FinTech ecosystem? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.

As a Staff Software Engineer on Ridgeline’s UI Experience team, you’ll play a mission-critical role in building and evolving the core UI framework and component library that powers our next-generation investment management platform. This team lays the foundation for our application user interfaces, enabling product engineers to quickly deliver high-quality, cohesive experiences to our customers. You'll collaborate deeply across teams, guiding architecture decisions and influencing the way Ridgeline builds software. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies—including AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT—you’ll drive innovation, boost developer efficiency, and improve the quality and scalability of our front-end systems.

At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. Ridgeliners act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and communicate with transparency. We assume positive intent, bias toward action, and bring solutions—not just problems. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. If the Ridgeline Way excites you, we’d love to meet you.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The Impact You Will Have

• Partner closely with product engineers to understand their needs, build highly leverageable solutions, and deliver features for our customers
• Contribute to the thought leadership, technical design, and implementation of our underlying UI framework in an Agile team collaborating on design, strategy, and engineering
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly every step of the way
• Engage in a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency
• Demonstrate a strong dedication to code quality, automation, and operational excellence

What We Look For

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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.

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

Compensation And Benefits

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $174,500-$205,000. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above.

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.

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