Senior Software Engineer, Onboarding

ripple•San Francisco, CA, United States•greenhouse
Posted Date:

September 22, 2025

Employment Type:

Not specified

Work Arrangement:

On-site/Hybrid

Skills & Technologies

Engineeringpreferred

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.

THE WORK:

We are looking for backend-focused Software Engineers passionate about solving complicated problems in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

    • Build enterprise, distributed applications and services to enable the Internet of Value
    • Deliver reliable microservices to power cross-domain applications.
    • Participate in the full software development lifecycle by gathering requirements, leveraging sound software design principles, and ensuring operational excellence with unit and integration testing
    • Work with teams across the organization, including product, legal, compliance, finance, 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

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

    • 5-8 years of hands-on software development experience on large-scale, transactional systems with a focus on robust software design, scalability, and security
    • Intellectual curiosity - you love to dig into how things work and understand how to improve and scale them
    • You thrive on autonomy, responsibility, and owning your work, end-to-end
    • A positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge within your team and organization
    • Eagerness to work openly and collaboratively with a diverse team
    • Strong experience in building software in the Java ecosystem. Also, willingness to learn other languages.
    • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and components such as APIs, databases, and containerized services.
    • Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure the software meets the highest security standards.
    • Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and continuously improve your technical skills.
    • Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.
CA Annual Base Salary Range
$160,000—$180,000 USD

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

    • The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
  • A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learnin