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Ripple Treasury, now a Ripple solution, was acquired by Ripple in 2025, marking a significant expansion into the multi-trillion-dollar corporate finance arena.

Ripple Treasury has more than 40 years of experience supporting some of the world's largest and most sophisticated companies. Integrating its treasury command center into Ripple's technology stack gives corporates the ability to move, manage and optimize liquidity in real-time, across traditional and digital assets, under one expanded umbrella.

Join us to build the future of corporate treasury and the infrastructure that powers the Internet of Value.

THE WORK:

As a Staff Software Developer, you will own the platform delivering financial clarity to businesses from SMEs to Fortune 500 enterprises. You will build full-stack, cloud-native solutions on Azure. You will link modern technology with leading financial organizations and lead the engineers around you. You will set technical direction, champion continuous improvement, and facilitate no/low-code bank connector configurations that connect our platform to the world's leading banks. If you enjoy working with intricate decentralized architectures and thrive in a you-build-it-you-run-it culture, this opportunity is for you. You will help shape how the world manages its finances.  

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Work alongside architects and product managers to develop, estimate, and deliver new features spanning the full stack - front-end, server-side, and database tiers. Invent solutions that matter at scale.  
• Harness the full power of Azure to architect cloud-native solutions that are scalable, resilient, and built to perform under real-world demand
• Drive continuous improvement across our software applications, owning delivery pipelines and feature flags to ensure seamless, confident integration and deployment
• Champion quality at every layer - leading rigorous unit, integration, performance, and security testing to ship software that is genuinely production-ready
• Own reliability across the full environment lifecycle, using observability tools and logging to swiftly diagnose and resolve issues in development, test, and production
• Be a force multiplier for the team - staying ahead of tech trends, engaging with the broader tech community, mentoring fellow engineers, and leading technical design and code reviews
• Set the standard relentlessly - finding opportunities to sharpen team operations, processes, methodologies, and technology choices in pursuit of engineering excellence
• Ensure every piece of work meets the highest quality, operational, and architectural standards, directly contributing to the organization's success
• Play a unique and strategic role in facilitating the configuration of no/low-code bank connectors with top-tier financial institutions, bridging modern platforms with the world's leading banks
• Embrace full ownership through the team's YBIYRI (you-build-it-you-run-it) model, including active participation in the on-call pager rotation

WHAT YOU'LL BRING: 

• Someone who takes initiative to guide others and collaborate across teams, writes stellar code, solves complex problems under pressure, and brings creative energy to every challenge  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, with at least 8 years of hands-on application development experience
• An expert in application development best practices, cloud architecture, and deployment, with deep experience building robust solutions in complex distributed systems
• Deep expertise in ASP.NET/Core and C#, with expert-level Microsoft SQL Server database development and daily use of Visual Studio
• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Services, including designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps
• Highly accomplished in building web applications using Angular with TypeScript, with strong command of TDD and BDD practices and familiarity with JavaScript frameworks
• A proven mentor and multiplier - growing fellow engineers, influencing across teams, and championing continuous improvement as an agent of change
• Highly analytical, data-driven, and deeply committed to quality, with a keen understanding of customer needs and the vision to advance both technology and product
• A self-starter and fast learner who communicates effectively with technical and non-technical partners, thrives in cross-functional global agile teams, and delivers with minimal supervision  
• Advanced skills in fixing technical issues, solid understanding of Windows operating system principles, and experience in the financial industry is a plus  

Other common names for this role: Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Staff Software Engineer (.NET &Azure)