Manager, Software Engineering

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for people around the world. We are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Engineering Manager to lead the Netting Team, driving the technical direction of the platform and the engineering excellence that makes great things happen.

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of software engineers with deep experience in cloud‑native services and full‑stack systems to create solutions that meet the needs of business and customers.
• Drive decisions on the design, architecture, and delivery of systems.
• Build teams and actively coach and mentor your team, growing them in their careers.
• Drive agile development and analytical methodologies every day.
• Continuously improve the operations, processes, methodologies, technology choices, and practices of the team.
• Interact with your team, customers, and peers to share information and improve cross‑department processes.
• Strive for transparency and partnership between our engineers and our business partners.
• Engage in concept discussions and proposed technology solutions to meet business objectives and influence decisions.
• Ensure all work meets quality, operational, and architectural standards needed for organizational success.
• Be a champion of the YBIYRI ethos (you‑build‑it‑you‑run‑it), participating in the on‑call pager rotation.

• A leader, first and foremost.
• An influential and effective communicator.
• Highly skilled at developing people, building high‑impact teams, and attracting top talent.
• Strong proficiency with the software development lifecycle and engineering excellence processes, Agile methodologies, and leading moderately sized projects.
• Technical savvy, able to guide complex technical discussions, weigh trade‑offs, and advocate for sound decisions.
• Skilled operator of Agile practices and data‑driven methodologies.
• Deep knowledge and experience with Microsoft languages/frameworks (C#/.NET, SQL Server, Entity Framework).
• Expertise with Azure (Function Apps, Service Bus, etc.) and Dev Express a bonus.

• Mentor engineers, helping them grow into technical leadership roles.
• Break down complex, ambiguous problems into actionable work distributed effectively across the team.
• Champion engineering best practices including observability, incident response, and production excellence.
• Share enthusiasm for tech trends, exploring and learning new technologies.

• Partner with Product and Customer Success teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Collaborate across distributed teams (Ireland, U.S., Philippines, Australia) to drive alignment on technical approaches.
• Influence product roadmap by identifying technical opportunities that create competitive advantages.
• Bridge the gap between technical implementation and business value, helping the team prioritize high‑impact work.

• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the development lifecycle that slow down the team.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices that improve developer experience and productivity.
• Lead post‑mortems and blameless retrospectives that turn incidents into learning opportunities.

• Own critical systems end‑to‑end, from design through production support.
• Take responsibility for production reliability and proactively prevent incidents.
• Step into ambiguous situations and drive them to resolution without needing explicit direction.
• Make tough technical trade‑off decisions and clearly communicate the reasoning.

• The opportunity to build 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, with a professional development budget.
• An inclusive culture where every employee is respected, valued, and empowered, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture.
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