Senior Software Engineer, RippleX (Platform)

Ripple - San Francisco, CA

Hiring: Senior Software Engineer, RippleX (Platform) Company: Ripple Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:04:58 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Ansible, Blockchain, CI/CD, Docker, EKS, GCP, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, GitOps, Grafana, Helm, Istio, Java, Kubernetes, Linkerd, Linux, OCI, Prometheus, Python, R, REST, Terraform About the job Experience: •4+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years operating cloud-native infrastructure at scale (AWS/GCP preferred). Required Skills: •Design and implement scalable and resilient infrastructure supporting production-grade XRPL services and public blockchain networks. •Build automation for infrastructure lifecycle, CI/CD workflows, and deployment pipelines using tools like Terraform, Helm, and GitHub Actions. •Develop systems and services that support observability, secret management, disaster recovery, and regional failover. •Improve platform reliability through proactive instrumentation, alerting, and incident response in collaboration with observability and security teams. •Contribute to and maintain internal tooling, self-service workflows, and platform capabilities that support developer efficiency and service delivery. •Evaluate new tools to improve infrastructure scalability and reduce manual overhead. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience. •Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or Java, with a deep understanding of Linux systems, networking, and concurrency. •Proven experience with Kubernetes (EKS or similar), container runtimes (Docker/OCI), and service meshes. •Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and deploying infrastructure using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar. •Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Helm, Ansible) and related automation practices. •Operational familiarity with distributed systems monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent tools. •Strong leadership and collaboration skills—able to align technical execution across teams while mentoring and developing talent. •Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on driving outcomes in complex and evolving environments. •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: $172,000 USD - $215,000 USD Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!