Manager, Software Engineering

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 Manage a team maintaining infrastructure, Internal Development Platform, and Ripple product accessibility. The role will span overseeing the development and reliability of key infrastructural components related to compute, build, integration, deployment, secure access among others. You are someone who is acutely focused on site reliability but also has a close pulse on the internal engineering experience, and makes good tradeoffs on what to build and why. You understand how to build Internal Developer Platforms and ways to make continual progress and delivery without getting bogged down by complexity. You have good mechanisms to assess reliability, availability, latency and cost and ensure the right instrumentation is in place to enable these to be reviewed and improved. You are a force multiplier for developers and application owners in the organization. What you’ll do Lead and inspire a team of Infrastructure engineers to continuously deliver availability and reliability of Ripple products Have good instincts for Platform Engineering and developing Internal Developer Platforms Building and operating production software at internet scale Balancing bias to action with the ability to make well-informed bets Collaborating closely with our key partners as well as engaging directly with engineering customers to understand their needs and improve their experience Owning, crafting, and maintaining processes and tooling for infrastructure organization, while incorporating your own tooling and processes. Support operations for infrastructure features and services Build in observability for internal infrastructure services as well as provide related observability frameworks for applications Minimize our mean time to resolve incidents by reacting to monitoring alerts, problems reported by employees or customers in a timely manner What you’ll bring Strong familiarity with AWS tools and services 10+ years of total experience with 5+ years of management experience in building and leading diverse software infrastructure engineering teams. Experience building & operating highly reliable distributed systems in a cloud environment Customer-focused curiosity, passion for technology, pragmatic thinking, ability to jump into an ambiguous area, and break down complex problems Demonstrated experience in improving the reliability and operational automation of complex, multi-tier systems A strong product mindset along with experience in delivering large complex projects collaborating with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders that are technology, operations or business focused. Experience with monitoring systems and incident management Experience operating software as a service Experience working in the FinTech a plus Experience participating in incident response 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

$208,000 — $260,000 USD

Take Control of Your Finances Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support Employee giving match Mobile phone stipend Take Care of Yourself R&R days so you can rest and recharge Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits. Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ripple