Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering
Core
Architecting and operating the Caspian Data Platform, a centralized lakehouse powering analytics, financial reporting, and data-driven operations for Ripple's crypto solutions.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering
Builds
Centralized lakehouse (Caspian Data Platform) for analytics, financial reporting, and product intelligence
Domain
Fintech / Cryptocurrency / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Data platform architecture, Databricks (Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Spark), SQL, Python, AWS data systems, AI/LLM integration for data workflows, technical leadership, code review
Preferred skills
Experience with agentic systems for pipeline operations, self-serve analytics interfaces, mentoring senior engineers
Technologies
Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, AWS
Responsibilities
Lead design of core platform pillars (ingestion, transformation, governance, data quality); Define engineering patterns and reference architectures for Databricks pipelines; Establish data quality benchmarks and governance frameworks; Lead complex, ambiguous initiatives spanning multiple teams; Drive technical direction for applying AI to data engineering; Mentor senior engineers and raise code quality standards
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence