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Senior Software Engineer

RippleChicago, Illinois, United States
EngineeringSeniorOn-site
📈 Equity / stock options

As a Senior Software Engineer at Ripple, you will build and own the platform powering financial clarity for businesses from SMEs to Fortune 500 enterprises. You own full-stack feature delivery across front-end, server-side, and database tiers, leveraging Azure to craft scalable, resilient cloud solutions. You shape technical direction and mentor fellow engineers within a you-build-it-you-run-it team that holds itself to the highest standards.

What you'll do

  • Partner with architects and product managers to design, estimate, and deliver cutting-edge features across the full stack: front-end, server-side, and database tiers
  • Leverage Azure services to build powerful, scalable, and resilient cloud-native solutions
  • Improve software applications and own delivery pipelines and feature flags, ensuring seamless integration and deployment
  • Drive rigorous unit, integration, and non-functional testing, including performance and security, to guarantee production-ready software
  • Use observability tools and logging to diagnose and resolve issues across development, test, and production environments
  • Stay ahead of tech trends, engage with the broader tech community, mentor fellow engineers, and lead technical design and code reviews
  • Continuously improve team operations, processes, methodologies, and technology choices, holding every practice to a high standard
  • Ensure all work meets quality, operational, and architectural standards, contributing to the organization's broader success
  • Embrace the team's you-build-it-you-run-it model, including active participation in the on-call pager rotation

What you bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant equivalent experience, with at least 5 years of application development experience
  • Experienced and proficient in application development guidelines, cloud architecture, and deployment
  • Deep expertise in ASP.NET/Core and C#, with advanced knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server
  • Hands-on experience with Azure Services, Azure DevOps, and designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
  • Extensive experience building web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks, with a strong grasp of TDD and BDD practices
  • Proven track record to influence and mentor developers within an agile team environment
  • Skilled in reviewing and estimating user stories as part of an agile delivery process
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with hands-on experience in production application support
  • Solid understanding of Windows operating system principles and administration

Nice to have

  • Experience in the financial industry

What we offer

  • Annual base salary of $164,000-$205,000 USD (for IL-based positions), plus equity and bonuses
  • Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
  • Employee giving match and mobile phone stipend
  • Rest and recharge days, generous wellness reimbursement, and weekly onsite and virtual wellness programming
  • Generous vacation policy, work with your manager to take time off when you need it
  • Industry-leading parental leave policies and family planning benefits
  • Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks and beverages, and team events
  • Professional development budget to support learning
  • In-office collaboration flexibility: managers and teams decide which 10+ days a month they come in
  • Bi-weekly all-company meetings with leadership and team offsites and bonding activities

About Ripple

Ripple builds crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers to improve the global financial system and create greater economic opportunity worldwide.

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