Director, Software Engineering (trading Systems) At Ripple

Director, Software Engineering (Trading Systems) at Ripple

We are looking for a director to join our teams charged with delivering best-in-class liquidity in a cost effective manner to Ripple’s customers. You will mentor, lead and grow the team responsible for liquidity and trading platforms that power Ripple’s payments and crypto liquidity products. The team is responsible for the planning and execution systems that enable price discovery for the long-tail of crypto assets and tokens via a globally distributed, highly performant trading platform. Ideal candidates will have a track record of leadership and technical excellence in designing and delivering reliable global-scale solutions. You will be a hands-on leader, diving deep to set the right goals, set technical direction and deliver results in an incremental manner without sacrificing a long-term vision. You must be passionate about inventing and delivering customer-focused solutions to ambitious and ambiguous challenges.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Provide technical leadership for our planning and execution systems that scalably and reliably deliver best-in-class liquidity to our customers
Own and deliver your roadmap while driving technical and operational excellence across our engineering and machine learning systems
Be a program owner, responsible for business outcomes and technological innovation
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team, both your direct reports and the broader org
Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s inventions and processes so we can rapidly deliver innovations for customers

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Degree in computer science or other quantitative field; masters or PhD preferred
10+ years of experience in software development
7+ years of experience managing engineering teams; have managed engineering teams of 10+
Track record of building, growing, and leading high performing engineering teams
Experience delivering complex, real-time internet-scale data intensive software systems; preferred if in finance or trading domains
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through experience working with technical and non-technical teams
Thrive on autonomy and responsibility
Track record of recruiting and mentoring world-class teams

WHAT WE OFFER:

The chance to work 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
Competitive salary and equity
Medical, dental, and vision with 100% employer contributions for employees and dependents
Industry-leading parental leave policies
Generous wellness reimbursement program
Employee giving donation match
Brand new office in Toronto
Weekly company meeting – ask me anything style discussions with our Leadership Team
Team outings to sports games, happy hours, game nights and more!

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