Staff Software Engineer, Financial Crimes
Core
Architecting and operating the real-time financial crimes control plane (sanctions screening, wallet risk analysis, transaction monitoring) for Ripple's global payment network.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Platform Architecture)
Builds
The vendor-agnostic, resilient compliance control plane that determines whether payments clear or hold across Ripple's product lines.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Real-time decisioning, High-throughput system design, API design (REST/gRPC), Kubernetes, Cloud infrastructure (AWS), Technical strategy, Mentorship
Preferred skills
Fintech, payments, identity, or compliance technology experience
Technologies
Java, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, AWS
Responsibilities
Set architectural direction for the compliance control plane, Drive end-to-end solutions for high-ambiguity technical problems, Translate regulatory obligations into engineering primitives, Anticipate platform risks and scaling constraints, Partner with senior leaders to align cross-functional objectives, Mentor senior and mid-level engineers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
