Senior Software Engineer

Full Time
San Francisco, CA, USA
11 months ago

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.

Senior Software Engineer, Ripple Labs Inc., San Francisco, CA. Responsible for building scalable and performant enterprise software. Work with product, legal, and business development teams to build solutions that power our liquidity services at scale. Design, develop, and modify computer applications to support the development of Ripple's products and technologies. Deliver scalable platform with an emphasis on resilience, observability, and agility. Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including software design, requirements gathering, and unit and integration testing. Analyze user needs to engineer software solutions, modify existing software, and improve software performance. Build foundational systems, services, and frameworks that allow users to focus on business logic. Develop frameworks to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality data and analysis to stakeholders. Monitor computer applications functioning to ensure specifications are met, and apply technical skills to troubleshoot and resolve the root cause of defects. Act as a technical subject matter expert, provide technical leadership, and share expertise with a growing team of engineers. Collaborate with teams across the organization, including product, design, and other technical operations teams regarding specific platform design and implementation. Telecommuting permitted 100% - may live anywhere in the U.S.

40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.$215,197 - $218,000/yr.  

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate progressive software development experience; or a Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 3 years of software development experience.

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

  • building scalable and performant enterprise software; 
  • building end-to-end software solutions; 
  • Java
  • Database technologies, including Postgres

Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently):

  • Deploying and managing a continuous integration pipeline
  • Microservices
  • Cloud technologies, including AWS, GCP or Azure
  • Docker

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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$215,197—$218,000 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 days 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 Ripple employees. For all Custody roles, please discuss benefits with your recruiter. 

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.