Senior Software Engineer

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. Ripple is an established fintech company revolutionizing global finance with blockchain technology, offering a wide variety of financial services, including cross-border payments, institutional crypto liquidity, digital asset custody, and our enterprise-grade stablecoin RLUSD. As a Software Engineer at Ripple, you'll work on payment technologies, building scalable solutions that power the future of finance.In this role, you will be an integral part of a team responsible for a core system within Ripple. The system is focused on handling external connections to crypto and fiat financial service, and provide a seamless connectivity api for all systems within Ripple to utilize. The external parties include centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges, custody providers, banking partners and payout partners. You will get an opportunity to work closely with stakeholders driving the top initiatives in Ripple, such as Ripple Payments, RLUSD issuance, XRPL DEX integration and Ripples OTC desk. We are looking for a software engineer passionate about fully understanding and owning an event-driven micro-service system, and can help drive forward the development. An obsession for a simple, elegant design that can be naturally understood and maintained is the key to the success of anyone who takes on the role.What You’ll DoIntegrate with new financial apis and fit them into an already existing system.Work with our internal custody stack (Harmonize)Work on our internal connectivity system (Prisma)Work on a variety of challenges spanning crypto, trading, fintech, and payment solutions.Fully integrate into a large system and spot opportunities for improvements and best practices.Prototype new solutions for complex software problems and implement them for production cloud deploymentsWhat We’re Looking ForExperience building highly scalable and performant enterprise softwareWorking knowledge of Java and its ecosystem (i.e. threading, concurrency ... etc).A positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge - the go-to person on the team for small and large questionsInterest in fintech, markets, and trading is a must.knowledge or high interest in our main tools: Java, event-driven architectures (AMQP or similar), gRPC, service meshes, etc. WHO WE ARE:Do Your Best WorkThe opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leadersA 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 TeamWe come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!Take Control of Your FinancesCompetitive salary, bonuses, and equityCompetitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family supportEmployee giving matchMobile phone stipendTake Care of YourselfR&R days so you can rest and rechargeGenerous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programmingGenerous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need itIndustry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun eventsBenefits 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.