Staff Cloud Architect

About Ripple and the Role

Ripple is revolutionizing the movement of value globally, much like information flows today, by delivering crypto solutions to financial institutions, enterprises, governments, and developers. The goal is to enhance the global financial system, promoting economic fairness and opportunity worldwide. Joining Ripple means contributing meaningfully while developing professionally among supportive colleagues. This role offers significant career growth and the chance to pioneer large-scale financial data processing.

Reconciliation Team Overview

The Ripple Treasury Reconciliation platform is central to how major financial institutions and corporations finalize their accounting and improve control over financial operations. The team's vision is to develop unparalleled financial tools prioritizing user experience and leveraging cutting-edge technology. Supported by Ripple's significant resources, the team modernizes critical products with agility and ownership typical of smaller groups. The code developed impacts billions of daily transaction reconciliations.

Role Responsibilities

• Define and lead the infrastructure architecture strategy emphasizing performance, scalability, stability, and integration of new technologies across the Reconciliation platform.
• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to senior infrastructure engineers by reviewing designs, resolving complex issues, and enhancing team knowledge.
• Set infrastructure standards and patterns to ensure exceptional system quality, efficiency, and maintainability.
• Stay actively involved by prototyping and developing key components, while routine execution and operational duties are handled by senior engineers.
• Make responsible infrastructure tradeoffs considering long-term costs, scalability, and upkeep requirements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical expertise.
• Minimum eight years of hands-on experience designing and managing extensive distributed infrastructure, including over four years in a technical leadership and mentorship role.
• Advanced proficiency with AWS and Kubernetes, with at least five years of experience in each technology.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows server environments, and experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructures on AWS and Azure platforms.
• Skill with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and ArgoCD, along with scripting abilities in Bash and Python.
• Exposure to data infrastructure and processing technologies such as Apache Spark and Microsoft SQL Server; experience in high-volume transactional systems is preferred, particularly within the financial sector. Cybersecurity background is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure using Agile methodologies for reliable delivery.

Desired Personal Attributes

• Collaborative and transparent communicator who thrives in diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Welcomes constructive criticism and actively engages in thoughtful discussions to refine architectural solutions for optimal outcomes.

About the Company Culture and Benefits

• Engage in a dynamic, startup-like environment guided by industry veterans.
• Access to professional development funding to deepen technology expertise.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Flexibility in office attendance with teams deciding on days to collaborate on-site.
• Regular company-wide meetings and social events including team offsites, bonding activities, and more.
• Competitive compensation including salary, bonuses, and equity participation.
• Comprehensive benefits covering physical and mental health, retirement plans, family support, employee giving match, and mobile phone stipend.
• Generous time off policies and wellness programs, including paid rest and recharge days, wellness reimbursements, and industry-leading parental leave and family planning support.
• Office perks such as catered lunches, stocked kitchens, and frequent fun events.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building an inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Discrimination on any protected grounds is not tolerated.