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

Ai Coding Assistant Architecture Authentication Authorization Federation Golang Identity Systems Java Kubernetes Llm Mentorship Oauth 2.0 Observability Oidc Policy-As-Code Reliability Saml Secret Management Technical Proposal Writing

Candidate Availability

Hybrid · London · Required

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About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer on Ripple's Authentication and Authorization platform team, you will shape identity across payment, custody, and liquidity products. You will unify identity providers and protocols, build fine-grained authorization primitives, operate Kubernetes platform services, and use AI tooling throughout engineering workflows.

Requirements

Backend engineering experience in Golang or Java with production applications in Kubernetes environments.
Experience designing or contributing to identity systems, ideally in multi-tenant or federated contexts.
Hands-on use of AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools in daily engineering work.
Experience collaborating across teams and writing design documents that build alignment.
Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML in production.
Experience with policy-as-code authorization approaches such as attribute-based or relationship-based access control.

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for the identity platform, including authentication flows, federation, and fine-grained authorization.
Lead the design and delivery of a unified identity experience across Ripple's product portfolio.
Build and operate Kubernetes platform services focused on reliability, observability, and secure secret management.
Partner with security, compliance, and product teams to translate regulatory requirements into platform capabilities.
Write technical proposals and contribute to architecture discussions across the engineering organization.
Mentor engineers through code review, design feedback, and collaboration.

Benefits

Professional development budget
In-office collaboration flexibility with managers and teams deciding which 10+ days per month to attend
Bi-weekly all-company meeting with the Leadership Team
Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
Employee giving match
Mobile phone stipend
R&R days
Wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite and virtual programming
Generous vacation policy
Industry-leading parental leave and family planning benefits
Catered lunches and stocked kitchens