Senior Software Engineer

Ripple

San Francisco, CA

Full Time

Senior

24 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

RippleX is dedicated to empowering the builders of tomorrow on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), one of the world's fastest and most reliable public blockchains. We believe in democratizing the digital economy by providing practical support, empowering a community of developers, and offering the expertise of a visionary technology company. The XRPL is a decentralized, public blockchain led by a global community of businesses and developers looking to solve problems and create value. Proven reliable over more than a decade of operation and closing over 90 million ledger, the XRPL offers streamlined development, low transaction costs, high performance, and sustainability. We are looking for senior engineering talent to help us maintain this high technical bar, while building innovative solutions to ensure the XRPL can power the growing needs of the global digital economy.

Key Responsibilities

Increase the capabilities, performance, scalability, and reliability of the XRP ledger.
Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, technical design, C++ development, bug fixing, as well as functional and performance validations.
Be part of the open-source XRP ledger community, setting high standards for coding, testing, and deployment.
Actively participate in code reviews to maintain the high quality of our codebase.

Requirements

Bachelor's in computer science or similar, and 5+ years of recent hands-on software product development experience using C++.
Experience in backend distributed systems development.
Passion for blockchain technology and its potential benefits.
Ability to learn new technologies and languages quickly.
Ability to independently solve highly complex problems with creative solutions.