Director, 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.

We champion the builders of tomorrow by providing the infrastructure, tools, services, programs and support for creation on one of the world’s fastest, most sustainable and consistently reliable public blockchain - XRPL. By supporting an open community of developers, they can advance the solutions and innovation needed to allow businesses, consumers, institutions and governments to fuel the engine of a new digital economy.

We believe that realizing the Internet of Value hinges on how easily new technology works for more people, and how effectively we can change the way the world operates today.

Ripple Custody is helping more people participate in the digital economy by providing enterprise grade custody solutions for large financial institutions and crypto native companies.

We have a big vision and the ambition to match. We are seeking the same in engineering managers. You also see the huge potential of this crypto custody 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.

We’re looking for a results oriented hands-on engineering leader to help manage and guide teams building core security features for Ripple Custody.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Provide technical and business leadership defining Ripple Custody’s long term strategy, ensuring flawless execution building secure software and systems that are scalable and reliable
• Own and deliver the roadmaps of multiple programs while driving technical and operational excellence across the engineering organization
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team, both managers and engineers
• Provide hands-on technical leadership
• Encourage and drive engineering best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Ripple and the customer community at large
• Establish team objectives and quarterly plans in alignment with business and organizational goals
• Translate technical concepts into tailored content for different audiences including engineers, business and technical leaders
• Scale the team by attracting and mentoring great leaders and engineers at various levels of experience

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of hands-on software development leadership experience, managing managers and teams of engineers.
• Solid leadership and communication skills.
• Hands-on experience building highly secure, scalable distributed systems in modern technology stacks
• Experience with Agile development with a focus on robust software design, scalability and security.
• Eagerness to work openly and collaboratively with a diverse team, with a positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge.
• A technical subject matter expert who provides technical leadership and shares expertise with a growing team of engineers.
• BS in Computer Science or similar.