About this role
About the Role
Senior Staff Software Engineer, DevOps at Ripple will contribute to the discovery, development, and implementation of solutions to improve infrastructure and release pipelines. This role covers developer and production infrastructure, multi-region platforms, capacity and load testing, CI/CD, and release automation, using data-driven approaches to reduce manual toil and improve reliability. You will collaborate across teams to push engineering standards and DevOps-first practices.
What You'll Do
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Develop, deploy, and maintain Ripple’s multi-region, multi-provider service platforms
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Supply build and development of tools for automation, monitoring, and instrumentation to reduce operational friction and increase engineering efficiency
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Lead discovery of next-generation solutions and work with wider engineering teams on implementation, adoption, and continuous improvements
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Build and automate new and existing platform and application lifecycle services, using data to converge on declared states with minimal human interaction
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Collaborate with product engineering to ensure code is production-ready
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Participate in the adoption of DevOps-first principles within the organization
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What We're Looking For
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12+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or related roles
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Strong experience in either Python, Go, or Java
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Experience managing extensive, multi-region service platforms
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Proficiency in Kubernetes and background in managing cloud infrastructure, especially AWS
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Experience with container schedulers and runtimes such as Docker, Rkt, or OCI running on Kubernetes, Rancher, or Mesos
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Experience building deployment pipelines using common CI/CD tools
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Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
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Security awareness, with an emphasis on crafting for security standard methodologies
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Experience with Agile development of distributed services, with a focus on robust software build, scalability, and security
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A positive demeanor and a passion for sharing knowledge
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Compensation & Benefits
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Salary: IL Annual Base
Salary
Range $220,000—$260,000 USD per year
- Equity and bonuses: Competitive compensation with equity and bonuses
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Perks: Employee giving match, mobile phone stipend, R&R days, generous vacation, parental leave, wellness reimbursement, onsite and virtual programming, family planning benefits, catered lunches, and team events