Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Identity and Access Management

As one of our first 400 employees, you will also help preserve our culture, and influence the trajectory of an ambitious fintech startup. Our team aims to leave a legacy in an investment management industry primed for change.

Key Expectations

• Provide technical expertise for user authentication and authorization, performance, scalability, and security
• Actively contribute and review other teammate’s code in our Python repositories 
• Actively create and review other teammate’s technical design documents. 
• Design and build solutions that integrate with Cognito and Single Sign On Identity Providers to handle authentication
• Design and build authorization solutions leveraging concepts from industry proven models such as Google’s Zanzibar
• Handle On-Call rotations for production support of the authentication and authorization services
• Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements and design reviews through end product delivery, using agile development methodologies 
• Impact a developing tech stack based on modern serverless frameworks and cost-efficient utilization of AWS back-end services
• Coach, mentor, and inspire teams of product engineers that are responsible for delivering high performing, secure enterprise applications

Desired Skills and Experience

• 5+ years in a software engineering position with a history of architecting and designing new products and technologies
• 2+ years experience engineering focusing on Identity and Access Management
• Experience using Cognito and Single Sign On (SSO) for authentication
• History of architecting, designing and delivering security first enterprise applications in the cloud using agile development methodologies
• Experience using JIRA for issue tracking
• Experiencing managing large and distributed code bases in Python  
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and architectural patterns
• Ability to focus on short-term deliverables while maintaining a big-picture perspective
• Serious interest in having fun at work

Nice-to-Haves

• Understanding of building back-end infrastructure using AWS, with specific focus on RDS, Lambda and S3
• Working knowledge in JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS
• Familiarity with cloud based multi-region application architectures 
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Pytest, and Cypress
• Experience with investment management applications

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 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.

Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, NV and Manhattan, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine, Glassdoor, and Northern Nevada as a “Best Place to Work” and by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup.” 

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

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COVID-19 Policy

Ridgeline requires all new hires to verify that they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, consistent with applicable law. Candidates who are not vaccinated due to a sincerely held religious belief, medical reasons, or other legally-protected reason should contact Ridgeline to explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations or exemptions Ridgeline is able to offer.