Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Ripple LabsSan Francisco, CA

$160,000 - $180,000 / year

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Overview

Schedule

Flexible-schedule

Full-time

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

Hybrid remote

Compensation

$160,000-$180,000/year

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Parental and Family Leave

Job Description

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.

THE WORK:

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a meaningful role helping to advance Ripple's production infrastructure and release pipelines. Senior Platform Engineers at Ripple are a hybrid of systems and software engineers who support the design and lifecycle of our hosted products. You will work closely with product engineers to provide mentorship, automation, and development of platform features!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Deploy and maintain Ripple’s multi-region, multi-provider service platforms (with an emphasis on security and resiliency)
Develop tools for automation, monitoring, and instrumentation to reduce operational friction and increase engineering efficiency
Build solutions for outstanding technical challenges faced by Ripple involving PKI, secret management, geographic failover, data replication, availability, and platform resiliency
Build and automate new and existing platform and application lifecycle services, using data to converge on declared states with minimal human interaction
Collaborate with product engineering to ensure code is production-ready
Participate in the leadership of DevOps and GitOps principles within the organization

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical subject area
5+ years of meaningful work experience with proven development background with Go, Python, or Java
Experience developing APIs and SDKs
Experience working with cloud infrastructures, particularly AWS and GCP
Experience with container schedulers and runtimes such as Docker or OCI running on Kubernetes, Rancher, or Mesos
Experience building deployment pipelines using common CI/CD tools
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
Experience with real-time telemetry and tracing tools like Jaeger and Prometheus
Strong teammate with a customer service orientation and ability to forge relationships at all levels of the company and across diverse cultures
Have excellent communication skills – written, verbal and interpersonal

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

$160,000—$180,000 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.
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.
Bi-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

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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FAQs About Senior Software Engineer, Platform Jobs at Ripple Labs

What is the work location for this position at Ripple Labs?

This job at Ripple Labs is located in San Francisco, CA, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.

What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Ripple Labs?

Candidates can expect a pay range of $160,000 and $180,000 per year.

What employment applies to this position at Ripple Labs?

Ripple Labs lists this position under the following employment categories:

Flexible-schedule
Full-time

What experience level is required for this role at Ripple Labs?

Ripple Labs is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.

What benefits are offered by Ripple Labs for this role?

Ripple Labs offers following benefits: Health Insurance, Paid Vacation, Parental and Family Leave, and 401k Matching/Retirement Savings for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.

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