Ripple · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Customer Onboarding Platform
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$192K/yr - $215K/yrRipple is transforming the global financial system through innovative crypto solutions. The Staff Software Engineer for the Customer Onboarding Platform will lead the design and development of scalable backend services that enhance customer onboarding across Ripple's product suite, while also mentoring a high-performing team.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechForeign Exchange TradingInternetPaymentsWeb3
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of distributed, cloud-native backend services that power onboarding across Ripple’s product suite
Partner with Product, Compliance, and other engineering teams to design scalable orchestration and data pipelines
Migrate core onboarding logic out of Salesforce into resilient, observable services and a dedicated persistence layer
Build platform capabilities that enable faster onboarding with fewer customer touchpoints — while preserving trust and compliance
Contribute to foundational data modeling work that will feed into Ripple’s future identity platform (while ownership of Identity will move to a dedicated team)
Champion engineering excellence in code quality, testing, and operational practices
Mentor engineers and help grow a lean, high-impact team
Qualification
Required
Deep backend engineering experience in modern, cloud-native, distributed systems
Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale systems in complex environments
Strong API design and integration skills (REST and/or gRPC)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS)
Comfort navigating and reducing technical debt while delivering business value
Leadership skills: can set technical direction, mentor others, and influence cross-team decisions
Preferred
Experience with our current stack: Java + Spring Boot. We welcome candidates from other backend stacks (Go, Kotlin, C#, Python, Rust, etc.) who can quickly learn JVM technologies
Event-driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS, etc.)
Exposure to frontend frameworks (React, Vue, etc.) for full-stack capability
Domain knowledge in fintech, regtech, KYC/KYB, identity verification, or compliance-heavy systems
Benefits
Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
Employee giving match
Mobile phone stipend
R&R days so you can rest and recharge
Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events
Company
Ripple
Ripple is a provider of stablecoin-powered cross-border payments and digital asset custody solutions.
Founded in 2012
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$793.8MKey Investors
C1FundTetragon Financial Group LimitedSBI Investment
2025-11-05Series Unknown· $500M
2025-10-09Series Unknown
2023-09-05Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Brad Garlinghouse
CEO
David Schwartz
CTO
Recent News
2026-01-08
InsideBitcoins.com
2026-01-08
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