We have a big vision and the ambition to match. We are seeking the same in engineers. You also see the huge potential of this technology and have the entrepreneurial spirit and technical excellence to realize the vision we have.There is a lot of work to get there but we are committed to building out the best team to achieve this.

Ripple is flexible-first: Ripplers have the option to work remotely, from our offices, or a combination. This role can be based in San Francisco, NYC or full time remote.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be joining a team building a highly scalable and available distributed system. Performance and reliability are critical. You will be expected to do everything from architecture and design, to implementing those designs in code (C++), to testing the implementations for correctness and performance, and finally optimizing the implementations for better performance. Our open source application sits one layer above the core software that runs the XRP Ledger, and thus you will work closely with the XRP Ledger protocol and data.

Requirements:

Experience in backend and/or distributed systems development. Experience working with database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Cassandra, etc). Bachelor’s in Computer Science or similar and 5+years of hands on Software Development experience You are excited about blockchains, the technical details and the potential benefits. Ability to learn new technologies and languages quickly. Ability to independently solve complex problems with creative solutions.

Nice to have:

Experience working with C++ Experience with Apache Cassandra and/or PostgreSQL