Ripple
Financial Technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer,Infrastructure
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“Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Ripple. Skills: Infrastructure Architecture, Reliability Engineering, Platform Stability, Automation. Design, build, and operate scalable, resilient infrastructure. Lead infrastructure architecture and reliability improvements”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure reliability and performance of our platform; Empower engineering team to deliver innovative features with speed and efficiency; Drive improvements in automation, observability, and overall platform stability
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Diagnose complex distributed system issues
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or systems operations for highly available production systems, Experience managing blockchain nodes, including high availability, failover, and operational resilience, Experience operating infrastructure in high-traffic, customer-critical, or security-sensitive environments, production experience with PostgreSQL, Proven experience provisioning and managing infrastructure with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools, Deep experience with containerized infrastructure and Kubernetes in highly available environments, Proficiency with programming and scripting languages such as. NET, Go, Bash, or TypeScript, Experience with messaging and queueing technologies such as RabbitMQ or AMQP, Experience with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, or similar platforms, Familiarity with GitOps practices using platforms like Argo CD or Flux, Experience working with confidential computing solutions like AWS Nitro Enclaves, IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers, or GCP Confidential Computing, Excellent ability in solving problems and the ability to diagnose complex distributed system issues, written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of working effectively across teams, A focus on clear procedures, documentation habits, and a dedication to operational excellence
Nice to Have
Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
resilient infrastructure
Lead infrastructure architecture and reliability improvements
Implement and improve monitoring
Own and evolve blockchain node infrastructure
Build automation for infrastructure provisioning
and operational maintenance
Drive deployment operations and release reliability
Proactively identify performance bottlenecks
Participate in on-call rotations
support production incidents
Contribute to internal platform tools
and developer workflows
Create clear documentation
and operational procedures
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work effectively across teams
Communication Scope
Written communication skills; Verbal communication skills
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. 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 We are seeking a new Staff Software Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team of our Custody department. You'll play a key role in shaping our engineering practices, ensuring the reliability and performance of our platform across a multi-cloud environment, and empowering our engineering team to deliver innovative features with speed and efficiency. You will drive improvements in our automation, observability, and overall platform stability. WHAT YOU'LL DO Design, build, and operate scalable, resilient infrastructure across cloud providers including Azure, AWS, GCP, and IBM Cloud. Lead infrastructure architecture and reliability improvements for critical custody services. Implement and improve monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability across distribu
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