THE WORK:The Developer Operations (DevOps) at Ripple manages communication, collaboration, and integration between Development and Operations teams. They ensure infrastructures, tools, and processes are streamlined and effective for automated product delivery.
The Senior Staff Software Engineer, DevOps will contribute to the discovery, development, and implementation of solutions to improve infrastructure and release pipelines. These solutions will include developer infrastructure, production infrastructure layout and maintenance, capacity and load testing, CI/CD infrastructure, and release process automation. You will push the boundaries with new tools and technologies and use a data-driven approach for achieving desired results. Candidates should enjoy working openly and collaboratively with a team with varied strengths and possess an ability to encourage and drive engineering standard processes.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:- Develop, deploy, and maintain Ripple's multi-region, multi-provider service platforms
- Supply build and development of tools for automation, monitoring, and instrumentation to reduce operational friction and increase engineering efficiency
- Lead discovery of next-generation solutions and work with wider engineering teams on implementation, adoption, and continuous improvements
- Build and automate new and existing platform and application lifecycle services, using data to converge on declared states with minimal human interaction
- Collaborate with product engineering to ensure code is production-ready
- Participate in the adoption of DevOps-first principles within the organization
WHAT YOU'LL BRING: - 12+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or related roles
- Strong experience in either Python, Go, or Java
- Experience managing extensive, multi-region service platforms
- Proficiency in Kubernetes and background in managing cloud infrastructure, especially AWS
- Experience with container schedulers and runtimes such as Docker, Rkt, or OCI running on Kubernetes, Rancher, or Mesos
- Experience building deployment pipelines using common CI/CD tools
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
- Security awareness, with an emphasis on crafting for security standard methodologies
- Experience with Agile development of distributed services, with a focus on robust software build, scalability, and security
- A positive demeanor and a passion for sharing knowledge
For positions that will be based in NY, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant's experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.
NY Annual Base Salary Range
$220,000-$260,000 USD
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.
