Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, UI Platform

As a Ridgeline Software Development Engineer in Test on our UI Platform team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to help us build a world class platform that powers our entire product experience. Our goal is to build an industry-defining, fast, scalable user experience by providing platform leverage for teams to build products quickly, with high quality, and consistently. We are building from scratch in cutting edge technologies in a fast-moving and creative work environment. If that sounds like an exciting challenge, you should apply to join our UI Platform team.

In this role, you will be the driving force behind high-impact quality practices across a suite of initiatives. You’ll spearhead efforts to integrate AI tools into the development lifecycle, conduct strategic exploratory testing, and enable the team to scale without sacrificing quality.  Your job is to empower the engineers on the team to take ownership of the quality of the code they are building.  This position will build systems, strategies, and tooling that will help the entire team deliver with confidence.  This role is expected to be a technical leader whose primary focus is on architecting and scaling quality engineering solutions, not solely on writing and executing tests.

Success is not measured by maintaining a permanent quality engineer seat on the team—it’s about enabling the team to own quality as part of their core process. Your systems, frameworks, and practices will live on long after the role sunsets.  This role is a launch pad to join the engineering team, not a landing pad for a quality-only role.

What will you do?

• Own the technical vision, design, and rollout of automation frameworks and drive alignment and implementation of best practices for quality and test automation across the broader Technology organization
• Design, build, and own key testing infrastructure to enable engineers to own quality as part of the development process that supports multiple product initiatives and teams.
• Lead cross-team quality engineering initiatives, mentoring engineers and acting as a subject matter expert in automation and best practices, acting as a technical advisor beyond your immediate group.
• Be fully accountable for end-to-end test architecture participating in the entire software development process from requirements analysis, design reviews, implementation, and delivery.
• Triages complex test pipeline issues across domains, influencing resolution and process improvements at the organization level.
• Act as a mentor and technical advisor to less experienced engineers providing guidance on testing methodologies, automation frameworks, and best practices by organizing learning sessions, performing code reviews, and running training activities.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 6+ years experience in quality engineering with a significant portion in staff-level or lead roles responsible for full lifecycle test automation, infrastructure ownership, and cross-team quality initiatives.
• Experience with AI quality frameworks that increase resilience in front end, browser-based testing.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (and/or TypeScript), with a proven track record in architecting and maintaining large-scale test automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress or Playwright).
• Engage closely with the product management and engineering teams to help establish and achieve team goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to take initiative, build strong relationships, and influence and align multiple teams on technical quality strategy.
• Demonstrated organizational impact in mentoring, technical leadership, and driving adoption of test automation best practices.
• Serious interest in having fun at work.

Bonus:

• Prior experience in a technical leadership role, architecting and owning automated test frameworks for complex, cross-team software projects.
• 3+ years experience in software testing methodology and a CI/CD software development life cycle.
• 3+ years test planning and automation experience.
• Experience with AWS and Datadog.

About Ridgeline

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

With a growing campus in Reno and offices in New York, Lake Tahoe, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company,” and by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers.”

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

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Compensation and Benefits 

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including, the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $174,500-$205,000. 

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $185,000-$220,000.

Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, 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, 100% of 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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