Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Engineering

As a Ridgeline Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Engineering, you will join the team responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting Ridgeline’s unified serverless communication ecosystem. All in a fast-moving, progressive work environment. You’ll think outside the box and add your own genius, passion, and interests to the software development lifecycle.

As one of Ridgeline's employees, you will help shape our culture, make a big impact on a small team, and learn what it takes to build a successful company. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an industry primed for change.

Key Expectations

• Contribute business insight, design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through the implementation of a new product
• Impact a developing tech stack based on modern serverless frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of AWS back-end services
• Participate in the creation and construction of developer-based automation that leads to scalable, high-quality applications customers will depend on to run their businesses
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications
• Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way
• Contribute to a collaborative environment deeply rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency

Desired Skills and Experience

• Working knowledge of API gateways, enterprise support, and SLAs
• Working knowledge or expertise in Node.js and Python
• Working knowledge or expertise in AWS Services
• Experience with logging and monitoring APIs
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns
• Willingness to learn about new technologies while simultaneously developing expertise in a business domain/problem space
• Understand the value of automated tests at all levels
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective
• An aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related disciplineSerious interest in having fun at work

Nice-to-Haves

• 3-5 years in a software engineering position or similar function, with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Pytest, and Cypress
• Experience building and maintaining front-end and back-end architecture on AWS capable of evolving without the need for a full reimplementation/redesign year to year
• Understanding of and ability to execute advanced product-design vision with an efficient engineering approach
• Experience in cross-platform and design constraints on the web
• AWS certifications, preferred but not required

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