Senior Staff, Developer Relations

About the role

As a Senior Staff, Developer Relations at Ripple, you will be pivotal in driving developer engagement strategies for financial solutions and payment applications on the XRP Ledger. Your work will involve organizing events, creating technical content, and providing hands-on support to accelerate integration for financial companies and startups.

You will collaborate with various teams and advocate for developers' needs while promoting best practices for regulatory compliance. Success in this role will be measured through developer adoption metrics and the overall growth of the developer ecosystem around Ripple's financial innovations.

The salary range for this role is between $192,000 and $240,000, reflecting the seniority and expertise required.

Skills that matter here

• developer relations: This role requires a proven track record in developer relations to enhance the developer ecosystem.
• financial applications: You will focus on financial applications and their integration with the XRP Ledger.
• XRP Ledger: Your work will center around enhancing the capabilities of the XRP Ledger.
• tokenization: You will create content and strategies related to tokenization on the XRP Ledger.
• DeFi: Understanding DeFi's impact on financial processes is crucial for this position.
• public speaking: You will represent Ripple at conferences and events, discussing XRPL use cases.

Who this role suits

• You have a strong background in developer relations and experience in financial applications.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments and can adapt to evolving priorities.
• You are collaborative and can work across teams effectively.
• You are comfortable with public speaking and engaging with diverse audiences.

From the employer

What You’ll Do

• Lead developer engagement strategies for financial solutions, tokenization platforms, and payment applications on XRPL.
• Implement and measure metrics for measuring developer success that align with business objectives, including analytics for fintech developers and financial institutions.
• Contribute to scalable frameworks that accelerate developer adoption through both one-to-many and one-to-one strategies.
• Organize and lead developer events, workshops, and hackathons that showcase XRPL's capabilities for tokenization and financial innovation.
• Create technical content including tokenization guides, payment integration tutorials, institutional DeFi best practices, and code demos.
• Speak at conferences, meetups, and events about XRPL use cases, projects, and upcoming products and features.
• Provide hands-on technical support to accelerate integration for financial companies and startups.
• Support technical evaluation and due diligence for projects through various Ecosystem Growth Programs such as Grants and Accelerator initiatives.
• Implement and monitor adoption mechanisms and reporting structures to demonstrate success and traction.
• Support recruitment and development of global developer relations team members.
• Collaborate effectively with GTM, Product, Engineering, Communications, and Marketing teams as well as external partners and the broader XRPL community.
• Advocate for financial developer needs and translate feedback into actionable insights for leadership.
• Promote best practices for regulatory compliance and institutional-grade security adoption by developers building financial applications.
• Collect and synthesize feedback to inform product roadmaps while serving as a technical liaison between developers, funded financial projects, and Ripple's product and engineering teams.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of proven track record in developer relations, developer experience, or technical product roles, with demonstrated success in growing developer ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments and market structure (equities, bonds, repos, collateralized lending, etc.).
• Good grasp of collateral management, capital efficiency, and how DeFi can impact these processes.
• Awareness of regulatory frameworks and their relation to tokenization and digital asset adoption.
• Technical competency with the ability to understand complex technical concepts and communicate them effectively to various audiences from individual developers to enterprise partners.
• Strong understanding of developer psychology and behavior—knowing how to reach developers through appropriate channels, build authentic product affinity, and design education programs that drive adoption.
• Hands-on technical skills—able to create code demos, review developer samples for quality and best practices, and provide specific technical feedback.
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and collaborate at various levels.
• Experience working in high-growth environments with the ability to adapt as priorities evolve.
• Comfortable working independently in fast-paced environments with clear accountability.
• Ability and willingness to travel worldwide for meetings and events around the globe as needed.

What the Company Offers

• 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.