At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. 

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

Responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining Ripple’s multi-region, multi-provider service platforms. Contribute, design, and develop of tools for automation, monitoring, and instrumentation to reduce operational friction and increase engineering efficiency. Lead discovery of next generation solutions and work with wider engineering teams on implementation, adoption, and continuous improvements. Create and automate new and existing platforms and application lifecycle services, leveraging data to converge on declared states with minimal human interaction. Collaborate with product engineering team to ensure code is production ready. Participate in the adoption of DevOps-first principles within the organization. Act as a technical subject matter expert, provide technical leadership, and share expertise with a growing team of engineers. 

Telecommuting permitted 50% or more but less than 100% per week within same geographic location as assigned office location.

40 hrs./week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 8 years (5 of which must be post-baccalaureate progressive) experience in software development.

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 6 years of experience of software development.

Of the required experience, must have 5 years of experience in a Development Operations or related role.

Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently):

• Working with large scale, multi-region service platforms;
• Kubernetes and/or similar cloud infrastructure;
• Container Schedulers and runtimes;
• Building deployment pipelines;
• Agile development of distributed services; and,
• CI/CD tools.

Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in 1 of the following configuration management tools:

• Chef
• Puppet
• Ansible

Of the required experience must have 1 years of experience in 2 of the following AWS components (which may be gained concurrently): CLI, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFront, ECR, ECS, EC2, or IAM. 

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For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions. CA Annual Base Salary Range$244,400—$244,600 USD

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.  A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• Ripple is Flexible First: in-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
• Weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

• Twice a quarter R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees. 

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.   Please find our UK/EU Applicant Privacy Notice and our California Applicant Privacy Notice for reference.