Software Engineer, Migrations Engineering
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Job description
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.
What You'll Do
- 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
Requirements
Do you have experience in Software engineering?, * 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, * 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
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Stock options
- Opportunities for advancement, The typical starting salary range for this role is: $153,000 - $191,000
Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, location, 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, 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. Please check out our Careers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.
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