Ripple helps financial institutions transform global payments by providing blockchain-powered infrastructure for cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and stablecoin solutions. With it, users can enable instant settlements, reduce costs, and access new markets. The company was originally founded as OpenCoin in 2012 and rebranded to Ripple in 2015.

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Skills

Blockchain Communication Cryptography Digital Asset Security Documentation Hardware Wallet Key Management Mpc Wallet Multisig Wallet Security Risk Assessment Smart Contract Software Wallet Vendor Integration Web3

Candidate Availability

Hybrid · San Francisco · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

Ripple's Staff Security Engineer will collaborate with Finance, Product, Engineering, leadership, and Information Security teams to protect digital assets. The role focuses on designing, implementing, documenting, and optimizing security processes, conducting risk assessments, communicating security posture, educating teams, and advising on methodologies, tooling, and vendor integrations.

Requirements

8+ years of information security experience securing digital assets, with knowledge of crypto, blockchain, Web3, and smart contracts.
Strong knowledge of key management solutions, cryptography, and cryptographic key lifecycle best practices.
Hands-on experience with software, hardware, MPC, and/or MultiSig digital asset wallets and secure offline laptop solutions.
Experience handling sensitive work discreetly and professionally and serving as a trusted digital asset security advisor.
Clear communication and writing skills, including translating complex security and compliance topics into functional requirements.
Ability to operate with ambiguity and complexity while prioritizing multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, document, and manage processes to catalogue and secure digital assets.
Drive security risk assessments of digital asset safeguards and identify improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with Information Security and cross-functional partners to implement security improvements.
Develop methods to measure, supervise, and communicate security posture to key partners.
Educate individuals and teams on digital asset security best practices.
Advise on digital asset security methodologies, tooling decisions, and vendor integrations.

Benefits

Professional development budget
Bi-weekly all-company meeting with Leadership Team
Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
Competitive bonuses and equity
Healthcare, retirement, family-forming, and family-support benefits
Employee giving match
Mobile phone stipend
R&R days
Wellness reimbursement and onsite and virtual programming
Generous vacation policy
Parental leave and family planning benefits
Catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens