Software Engineer, Migrations Engineering

Ridgeline•Reno, NV

1d•$153,000 - $191,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ridgeline is redefining investment management software for the modern era. Built by the team behind BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, Ridgeline delivers a cloud-native platform purpose-built for investment management firms. Our mission is ambitious: replace legacy systems with a unified platform that enables scale, operational efficiency, and innovation across the industry. We believe the future of enterprise software is modern, composable, and deeply scalable. That’s why we’re investing heavily in platform engineering, data infrastructure, and migration tooling that can power the next generation of investment operations. We’re looking for a Software Engineer to help build the next generation of Ridgeline’s data platform and migration infrastructure. In this role, you’ll work across backend systems, data pipelines, platform tooling, and lightweight frontend experiences to help scale our onboarding and migration capabilities. You’ll partner closely with engineers across multiple offices to design and deliver systems that improve scalability, reduce operational friction, and accelerate customer migrations. This role requires strong backend engineering fundamentals, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to independently drive features from concept through delivery. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact technical infrastructure with visibility across the company while helping shape the future of data operations at Ridgeline.

Requirements

4+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong object-oriented backend engineering fundamentals
Experience building systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar)
Experience independently delivering production software
Ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate through design and alignment phases

Nice To Haves

Experience building data platforms, data pipelines, or distributed systems
Familiarity with technologies such as Spark, Trino, Apache Iceberg, Snowflake, or similar
Experience working on large-scale ingestion or analytical systems
Frontend development experience with modern UI frameworks
Experience supporting data migration or onboarding workflows in B2B SaaS environments
Experience operating within platform engineering or infrastructure-focused teams

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable backend systems and data platform capabilities
Develop data pipelines and ingestion systems capable of operating at very large scale
Contribute to migration tooling that helps customers transition from legacy systems to Ridgeline
Improve and modernize internal bulk tooling and operational workflows
Partner with cross-functional teams to reduce dependency on legacy custom tooling
Translate ambiguous requirements into technical designs and execution plans
Drive small-to-medium scoped features independently from design through delivery
Collaborate with engineers across distributed offices to align on architecture and implementation
Contribute to the evolution of Ridgeline’s modern data infrastructure ecosystem