Ripple

Financial Services

StaffSoftwareEngineer,CloudInfrastructure

$196–245k Chicago, Illinois, United States Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure at Ripple. Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Strategy, Infrastructure as Code, FinOps. Lead cloud infrastructure platform strategy. Define reference architectures”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable teams to build and ship reliably at scale; Deliver insights and suggestions to leadership

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Proactively identify and resolve technical conflicts

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, cloud security, governance, FinOps practices, multi-quarter infrastructure roadmaps, principal technical authority, engineering standards, on-call rotations

Nice to Have

financial services, highly regulated industry

What You'll Do.

Lead cloud infrastructure platform strategy

Define reference architectures

Enforce cloud governance policies

Build internal platform tooling

Assess new infrastructure technologies

Resolve technical conflicts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with product and engineering leadership; Collaborate with security team; Communicate findings to leadership; Work with product team

Communication Scope

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Process & Methodology

Define multi-quarter roadmaps

Full 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. Ripple Treasury, now a Ripple solution, was acquired by Ripple in 2025, marking a significant expansion into the multi-trillion-dollar corporate finance arena. Ripple Treasury has more than 40 years of experience supporting some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated companies. Integrating its treasury command center into Ripple’s technology stack gives corporates the ability to move, manage and optimize liquidity in real-time, across traditional and digital assets, under one expanded umbrella. Join us to build the future of corporate treasury and the infrastructure that powers the Internet of Value. THE WORK: As a Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure, you will own Ripple's cloud platform strategy across Azure and AWS — defining the reference architectures, governance policies, and engineering standards that enable teams to build and ship reliably at scale. You will sit at the intersection of engineering, security, product, and finance to drive FinOps practices, lead technical build reviews, and ensure infrastructure is built into the solution lifecycle from day one. Beyond the technical, you will mentor engineers, shape hiring, and serve as the principal authority teams turn to when platform decisions matter most. If you want to drive the cloud foundation behind the future of global financial infrastructure, this role is for you. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Take

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