What You'll Do

Ripple

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Work type
On-site
Location
CA
Salary
$236,000–$295,000 / yr
Posted
134 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $266k
$108k most similar roles pay here $315k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $130,500–$197,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $266k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Ripple

Ripple Labs is a blockchain and cryptocurrency company that develops the XRP Ledger and provides cross-border payment solutions to financial institutions, enabling faster and cheaper international money transfers. Industry: Blockchain Technology & Cross-Border Payments

Ripple currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,000–$200,000 across 9 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · What You'll Do

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Ripple, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for crafting, delivering, and scaling the Payments Orchestration layer. You will manage a large team of over ten engineers to develop core capabilities that ensure customer experiences are secure, compliant, and globally scalable. Your daily responsibilities include defining technical roadmaps, partnering with product and compliance teams, and championing engineering excellence in design, testing, security, and observability. The role involves building distributed systems and microservice architectures while managing complex system migrations and legacy decoupling. You will utilize technologies including Java Spring and AWS to solve problems related to cross-border payment settlement and infrastructure reliability. Key requirements include experience with Generative AI or Agentic workflows to accelerate development and the ability to navigate diverse regulatory requirements within a regulated global business environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead, hire, and develop a high-performing engineering team for the Payments Orchestration layer.
  • Define the technical roadmap to balance immediate delivery with long-term architectural durability.
  • Build scalable payment systems that meet diverse global regulatory requirements and operational needs.
  • Partner with Product, Operations, and Compliance teams to deliver customer-facing APIs.
  • Champion engineering excellence in design, testing, security, observability, and operational practices.
  • Guide the team through complex system migrations and legacy decoupling projects.
  • Ensure all platforms maintain high standards of reliability, auditability, and compliance in regulated environments.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record as a Senior Engineering Manager leading high-performing teams.
  • Experience managing engineering teams of 10+ engineers.
  • Hands-on experience building distributed systems and microservice architecture.
  • Demonstrated success using Generative AI or Agentic workflows for development or innovation.
  • Experience guiding teams through sophisticated system migrations and legacy decoupling.
  • Proven ability to deliver platforms with reliability, auditability, and compliance in regulated environments.
  • Ability to align diverse partners across engineering, product, compliance, and legal into a coherent strategy.
  • Preferred knowledge of Java Spring, microservice architecture, and AWS.

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