
About Ridgeline
The cloud platform transforming investment management
Key Highlights
- Founded by Dave Duffield, co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday
- Recognized as a 'Best Workplace for Innovators' by Fast Company
- Top 100 Software Company by The Software Report for three consecutive years
- Headquartered in Reno with offices in New York and the Bay Area
Ridgeline is a cloud platform specifically designed for investment management, founded by Dave Duffield, co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday. The company focuses on addressing operational challenges in the financial sector with a modern, secure, and user-friendly platform. Headquartered in Reno, Ri...
🎁 Benefits
Ridgeline offers competitive salaries, equity options, generous PTO policies, and a flexible remote work environment to support work-life balance. Emp...
🌟 Culture
Ridgeline fosters a culture of open communication and mutual respect, emphasizing teamwork and shared goals. The company values its employees as famil...
Skills & Technologies
Overview
Ridgeline is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to design and deploy tailored technical solutions for clients. You'll work closely with implementation teams and leverage cutting-edge technologies like AI tools. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and experience in software development.
Job Description
Who you are
You are a curious engineer who enjoys embedding directly with customers and implementation teams to solve real-world problems. You thrive at the intersection of software development, consulting, and delivery—where your work directly shapes client success and product evolution. You are excited to design, build, and deploy tailored technical solutions that scale alongside a fast-growing FinTech platform. You have a collaborative spirit and are eager to tackle complex technical challenges while partnering closely with consultants, core engineering, and clients to enable scalable, high-impact outcomes.
You understand the importance of delivering exceptional value to clients and play a critical role in accelerating successful implementations. You are skilled in improving tooling and automation, and you are passionate about shaping how Ridgeline solutions are delivered in the market. You leverage cutting-edge technologies—including AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—to enhance productivity, problem-solving, and solution quality across the software development lifecycle.
What you'll do
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Ridgeline, you will be part of a specialized, highly collaborative team embedded within implementation efforts. Your primary responsibility will be to design and deploy tailored solutions that meet client needs. You will work closely with implementation teams to ensure that our software delivers exceptional value. You will tackle complex technical challenges and partner with various stakeholders to enable scalable outcomes. Your role will involve leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and improve the quality of solutions delivered.
You will also be responsible for shaping the implementation process and ensuring that the solutions you develop are aligned with client expectations. You will contribute to the continuous improvement of our software delivery processes and help refine our approach to client engagement. Your work will directly impact the success of our clients and the evolution of our product offerings.
What we offer
At Ridgeline, we offer rich benefits that reflect the kind of organization we want to be—one in which our employees feel valued and inspired to bring their best selves to work. Our benefits include unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. We celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and thrive in a resilient, collaborative, high-performing culture. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
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