Staff Software Engineer, Compliance Engineering

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Staff Software Engineer, Compliance Engineering, London

Client: Ripple

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 61a62b852a3a

Job Views: 9

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

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 an expert Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about solving exciting and ambiguous problems in the emerging crypto compliance space. This role offers opportunities to think creatively and solve both traditional and non-traditional problems using innovative approaches. We are deeply passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. The successful candidate will have a high degree of accountability, visibility, and responsibility from Day 1!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Be an ambitious builder, develop reliable, scalable, and performant Compliance systems to support a payments business that uses crypto to deliver an innovative experience to customers.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle by capturing requirements, applying sound software design principles, and ensuring operational excellence with unit and integration testing.
• Collaborate with wider technical teams on the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of backend applications.
• Continuously improve engineering standards by implementing and promoting best practices for coding, testing, and deployment.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and support their development.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• 10+ years of hands-on Software Development experience, with the last 5-7+ years coding in Java (with Spring/Spring Boot Framework) and at least 2 years in a tech lead role.
• Experience building systems with modern persistence technologies, preferably in payments, banking, or e-commerce domains, using technologies like Aurora, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience with at least one web frontend framework: Node.js, React.js, Angular.js, etc.
• Experience developing distributed services with an emphasis on robustness, scalability, and security, following Agile methodologies.
• Experience building cloud applications on AWS, using Docker, Kubernetes, and related technologies.
• Proven ability to deliver large, complex features end-to-end.
• Ability to promote and drive engineering best practices.
• A positive attitude and passion for knowledge sharing.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• Opportunity to innovate in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders.
• A learning environment with a professional development budget to support continuous learning.
• A culture that values diversity and inclusion, respecting employees regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or background.
• Flexible in-office work arrangements, with teams deciding their in-office days.
• Weekly all-hands meetings with leadership updates and Q&A sessions.
• Team offsites, bonding activities, happy hours, and more!

Take Control of Your Finances:

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity.
• Comprehensive benefits covering health, retirement, family support, and more.
• Employee giving match.

Take Care of Yourself:

• R&R days for rest and recharge.
• Wellness reimbursements and virtual programming.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Parental leave and family planning benefits.
• Catered meals, snacks, and fun events.

Benefits listed are for full-time employees.

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 orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, or other protected characteristics. Please review our UK/EU and California Applicant Privacy Notices for more information.