16 days ago
Base Salary
$212k - $265k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set architectural direction for the compliance control plane.
- Drive complex technical problems end to end.
- Translate regulatory obligations into engineering primitives and roadmaps.
- Anticipate platform risks and lead initiatives to address them.
- Partner with senior leaders to align cross-functional objectives.
- Set standards for production ownership and reliability.
- Mentor engineers and elevate design quality across the team.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building production backend systems.
- Deep expertise in Java or comparable JVM languages, Go, or Rust.
- Proven track record of owning architecture for complex distributed systems.
- Strong design instincts for resilience and distributed systems.
- Excellent API design judgment with REST/gRPC.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity in a regulated environment.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
- Experience in fintech, payments, identity, or compliance technology is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity.
- Comprehensive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare.
- Generous vacation policy and R&R days.
- Industry-leading parental leave policies.
- Professional development budget for learning opportunities.
- Flexible in-office collaboration schedule.
- Catered lunches and fully-stocked kitchens.
About Ripple
Using proven crypto and blockchain technology honed over a decade, Ripple’s enterprise-grade solutions are faster, more transparent, and more cost-effective than traditional financial services. Our customers use these solutions to source crypto, facilitate instant payments, empower their treasury, engage new audiences, lower capital requirements, and drive new revenue. Founded in 2012, Ripple's vision is to enable a world where value moves as seamlessly as information flows today—an Internet of Value. Ripple is the only enterprise blockchain company today with products in commercial use. Ripple’s global payments network includes over 300 customers across 40+ countries and six continents.