Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

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Ripple

Ripple

1,001-5,000 employees

Blockchain-based financial transaction solutions provider

Fintech
Financial Services

Senior

Toronto, ON, Canada

Requires in-office presence for 10+ days a month.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Agile
NoSQL
Java
Postgres
Databricks
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Proficient in Java (or similar language): Ability to develop, optimize, and maintain robust and scalable reporting services using Java and the Spring Boot framework.
  • Knowledge of NoSQL or similar databases is a plus for designing, implementing, and managing reporting data models and has keen understanding of db performance.
  • Understanding of distributed systems: Knowledge of distributed systems concepts and best practices to ensure high availability and fault tolerance for micro/macro-services.
  • Operational Excellence - Demonstrable experience supporting production systems - using observability best practices to drive data-driven decisions in understanding scale and resilience bottlenecks.
  • Experience in building transactional systems backed by modern persistence technologies (Postgres, Aurora, DynamoDB etc.)
  • Experience with Agile development of distributed services, with a focus on robust software design, scalability and security.
  • Experience building and deploying containerized applications into modern distributed computing environments (Gitlab CI, Kubernetes, Argo etc.)
  • Familiarity with Databricks or other Data warehouse or Data lake platforms
  • Experience driving long-term cross team engineering initiatives
  • Security awareness, with an emphasis on designing for security best practices
  • Eagerness to work openly and collaboratively with a diverse team
  • Ability to encourage and drive engineering best practices
  • A positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge
  • Preferred Data management and analytics experiences in related financial services domain.
  • BS in Computer Science or similar.
Responsibilities
  • Be an entrepreneurial builder, working up and down the stack, mixing software engineering, data engineering, and distributed systems knowledge to build modern enterprise payment applications.
  • Build reliable, high-throughput, low-latency microservices to power seamless cross border transactions.
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle by gathering requirements, leveraging sound software design principles, and ensuring operational excellence with unit & integration testing, and by ownership of monitoring and resolution of production issues.
  • Work with teams across the organization, including product, legal, and business development to think beyond the technical implications of your design decisions.
  • Continuously raise our standard of engineering excellence by implementing and driving best practices for coding, testing, and deployment.
  • Proactively identify customer and infrastructure pain points and drive corresponding solutions.
  • Mentor and support growth of junior engineers.

Ripple provides financial services using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to enhance the efficiency of financial transactions. Its platform allows clients, including financial institutions and governments, to conduct instant payments, manage liquidity, and access working capital. Ripple's solutions are designed to be faster, more transparent, and more cost-effective than traditional financial services. A key feature of Ripple is its ability to support Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), which are secure digital versions of national currencies. For instance, Ripple has collaborated with the government of Palau to develop their national digital currency. The company generates revenue by charging clients for its services, and its effectiveness is demonstrated by clients like Nium and Tranglo, who have experienced improved remittance speeds and cash flow.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$284.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

11%

2 year growth

28%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin positions it in the $196 billion stablecoin market.
  • Ripple's partnership with Archax enhances its role in institutional DeFi.
  • Ripple's collaboration with Garanti BBVA boosts digital asset security.

What critics are saying

  • Deepfake scams targeting Ripple could harm its reputation and client trust.
  • Regulatory scrutiny may increase with Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin approval.

What makes Ripple unique

  • Ripple offers a real-time global payment system using blockchain technology.
  • Ripple's FX Market Making minimizes FX exposure and counter-party risk.
  • Ripple's CBDC solution meets high security standards for central banks.

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Benefits

401(k) Plan

Healthcare Coverage

Health and Wellness

Family Support

Flexible Vacation

Employee Giving

Learning and Development