Senior Software Engineer, Liquidity

We are looking for a software engineer to join a growing team charged with determining and delivering optimal liquidity for every customer in the world in a cost-effective, robust and scalable manner. You will work closely with applied scientists and machine learning engineers to build robust solutions that power our liquidity services at scale. You will mentor other software engineers, setting and demonstrating high standards and technical excellence. As a member of a new initiative, you must be passionate about inventing and delivering customer-focused solutions to ambitious and ambiguous challenges.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build applications integrating with blockchain technologies and all forms of currencies (traditional as well as crypto)
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from software design and requirements gathering to unit and integration testing
• Integrate with the XRP Ledger, a distributed ledger built on the principles of Blockchain and its native currency XRP, the fastest and most scalable digital asset
• Work with teams across the organization, including product, design, marketing, integrations, ops, customer success, legal etc
• Be a technical subject matter expert, provide technical leadership and share your expertise with a growing team of engineers
• Continuously raise our standard of engineering excellence by implementing and driving best practices for coding, testing, and deployment

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of hands-on Software Development experience on large scale distributed systems, with the last 3+ years in Java or similar (Go, Python)
• Experience in building transactional systems (preferably in finance / banking / e-commerce domains) , backed by an RDBMS (PostgreSQL, Oracle or MS SQL Server)
• Experience with Agile development of distributed services, with a focus on robust software design, scalability and security
• Eagerness to work openly and collaboratively with a diverse team
• Ability to encourage and drive engineering best practices
• A positive attitude and a passion for sharing knowledge
• BS in Computer Science or similar

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
• Modern office in San Francisco’s Financial District
• Fully-stocked kitchen with organic snacks, beverages, and coffee drinks
• Weekly company meeting - ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• Team outings to sports games, happy hours, game nights and more!