Staff AI Data Platform Engineer

Ridgeline; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeline is seeking a senior software engineer to help build the connective tissue powering its data and AI strategy. This is hands-on work that directly enables how Ridgeline stores, connects, and activates data across the business.

You will join an inflection-point team with impact on architecture and implementation of secure integrations and AI tooling. Based in the Bay Area or Reno/Lake Tahoe region, you will operate at the intersection of data, AI, and integration layers, helping shape the

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering with real business impact.
• Help write the architecture behind secure integrations, MCPs, API gateways, and the AI platform.

Tools

API gateways

Vector databases

RAG pipelines

Model Context Protocols (MCPs)

Model provider gateways

Job description

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday), the company was created to modernize an industry held back by outdated, disconnected technology. Powered by a single, real-time data set and embedded AI, Ridgeline helps firms automate complexity, accelerate collaboration, and deliver tailored client experiences at scale, without added headcount or risk. Ridgeline is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, with offices in New York, Reno, and the Bay Area, and is recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by Frost & Sullivan as a “Technology Innovation Leader,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”

San Ramon, CA or Reno, NV

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday), the company was created to modernize an industry held back by outdated, disconnected technology. Powered by a single, real-time data set and embedded AI, Ridgeline helps firms automate complexity, accelerate collaboration, and deliver tailored client experiences at scale, without added headcount or risk. Ridgeline is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, with offices in New York, Reno, and the Bay Area, and is recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by Frost & Sullivan as a “Technology Innovation Leader,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”

The Opportunity

Ridgeline is building the connective tissue that will power the next generation of its data and AI strategy — and we're looking for a senior engineer to help build it. This isn't a governance role, and it isn't a support function. It's hands‑on engineering with real, visible business impact: the systems you build will directly enable how Ridgeline stores, connects, and activates its data across the business.

You'll join a team at an inflection point. What started as a connectivity‑focused function is being asked to own something much bigger — the architecture behind secure integrations, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), API gateways, and the AI platform (RAG pipelines, vector databases, model provider gateways) that will define how Ridgeline uses AI responsibly and effectively. You won't be maintaining someone else's roadmap. You'll be helping write it.

Your Impact