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Ripple is hiring a

Staff Software Engineer

San Francisco, United States

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 building, developing enterprise, distributed payment applications that execute settlement within seconds to enable the Internet of Value. Prototype solutions for software problems and implement them for on premise and cloud deployments and use cases. Contribute, design, and develop of tools for automation, monitoring, and instrumentation to reduce operational friction and increase engineering efficiency. Work with wider engineering team on the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of core products. Be a technical subject matter expert, provide technical leadership and share your expertise with a growing team of engineers. Continuously raise our standard of engineering excellence by implementing and driving best practices for coding, testing, and deployment. 

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 7 years (5 of which must be post-baccalaureate progressive) experience in software development on large scale distributed systems. Or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 5 years of experience of software development on large scale distributed systems.

Of the required experience, must have 5 years of experience with Java.

Of the required experience must have 5 years of experience in both of the following (which may be gained concurrently):

  • Building transactional systems (in payments, banking, and/or e-commerce domains).
  • Agile development of distributed services.

Of the required experience, must have 5 years of experience in 1 or a combination of the following:

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • MS SQL Server

Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience with all of the following:

  • Github or similar version control system
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Of the required experience, must have 2 years of technology leadership experience, including autonomous decision-making, and providing career and performance feedback to junior software professionals. 


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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
$241,500—$241,700 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.
 

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