Role in brief
Ripple is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance their infrastructure and release pipelines. Candidates with over 6 years of experience in DevOps and strong skills in AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD should consider applying.
About the role
In this role, you will develop, deploy, and maintain Ripple's service platforms while automating and improving their product delivery processes. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure that code meets production standards and implement DevOps principles across the organization.
Ripple is focused on transforming the global financial system through innovative crypto solutions. You will work in a supportive environment that values teamwork and continuous learning, with opportunities to engage with the latest technologies and contribute to meaningful projects.
Skills that matter here
- DevOps: This role requires extensive experience in DevOps practices to enhance infrastructure and streamline product delivery.
- AWS: Candidates must have strong hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Kubernetes: Proficiency in Kubernetes is essential for managing container orchestration platforms.
- CI/CD: Experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines is crucial for automating deployment workflows.
- Terraform: Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform is required for managing infrastructure.
- Python: Knowledge of scripting languages like Python is important for automation and operational tasks.
Who this role suits
- A candidate with over 6 years of experience in DevOps or related fields.
- Someone who thrives in collaborative, Agile environments and values teamwork.
- An individual who is proactive in adopting new technologies and improving processes.
- A person who appreciates a structured yet flexible work environment with opportunities for professional development.
From the employer
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.
- 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
- 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
- Extensive hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure, deployments, and large-scale, multi-region distributed systems, preferably on AWS.
- Strong proficiency in Kubernetes and experience managing container orchestration platforms and runtimes, including Docker and OCI.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong understanding of platform engineering fundamentals, including automation, reliability, scalability, high availability, and operational excellence.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including automated environment provisioning, regression testing, and containerized build and deployment workflows.
- Experience managing artifact repositories and storage systems for build dependencies and pipeline artifacts.
- Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, networking fundamentals, and scripting languages such as Bash and Python.
- Experience operating, administering, and troubleshooting production infrastructure, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a team-oriented mindset.
Who We Are
- The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders.
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.
- A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
- Thrive in an environment where every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
- In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team.
- We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
Take Control of Your Finances
- 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.
Take Care of Yourself
- 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.
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy?
Ripple emphasizes in-office collaboration but allows flexibility for teams to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
What level of experience is required?
Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
How can I apply for the position?
Interested candidates can apply through Ripple's website at https://ripple.com/?ref=sailonchain.com.
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