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This person can be located in our Toronto, Remote (US), New York City, San Francisco, or Miami office.
Ripples mission is to enable payments every way, everywhere for everyone. We believe connecting traditional financial entities like banks, payment providers & corporations with emerging blockchain technologies & users is the path to an open, decentralized, & more inclusive financial future. This Internet of Value gives any internet-enabled person, application or device access to financial services that are transparent, fast, reliable, & cheap. Delivering this vision is a challenge of massive scale spanning $155 trillion in annual cross border fiat payments & the $1.5 trillion market of digital assets that has grown 10X in the last year.
We are looking for a performance engineer to join a growing team which is in charge of performance, scalability & reliability of the products and/or features we deliver to the XRPL community. You will work closely with developers, scientists, devOps & other members in the performance team to gain deep knowledge on software use cases & its data flow, model realistic load profiles & conduct comprehensive performance testing & tuning on products & features we deliver as a team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about problem solving, possess strong analytical & logical thinking skills & be very detail oriented.
WHAT YOULL DO:
- Work with teams across the organization in acquiring performance requirements & load forecast metrics
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from software design & requirements gathering to iterative performance testing
- Work with the development team to understand feature details & call flows in order to design realistic performance testing load model & test data shapes
- Develop comprehensive load simulators & all necessaries tools required for the testing
- Conduct iterative performance testing & tuning during the software development life cycle
- Provide tuning & sizing guidelines for the software products
- Work closely with the devOps & infrastructure team to provide key performance monitoring & alerting metrics
- Be a technical subject matter expert, provide technical leadership & share your expertise with a growing team of engineers
- Continuously raise our standard of engineering excellence by proactively looking out for problematic signs that may affect products performance and/or reliability
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:
- Bachelors degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years of experience in software performance engineering
- 5+ years of experience in software industry
- Expert knowledge in Apache JMeter or other load testing tool(s), working knowledge of Python or other scripting languages.
- Excellent communication skills in both verbal & written
- Intellectual curiosity, hyper focused & persistence - you are not easily satisfied with hypothetical explanation but driven in digging out the real truth
- You thrive on autonomy, responsibility & owning your work, end to end
- A positive attitude & a passion for sharing knowledge within your team & organization
- Attention to detail & a commitment to excellence
WHO WE ARE:
Ripple is doing for value what the internet did for information: enabling its instant & seamless flow around the world. We call this the Internet of Value (IoV). Using blockchain & cryptocurrency technology, Ripple is dedicated to creating powerful gains in financial efficiency, equity & inclusion. In addition, Ripple is developing & enabling the future use cases that will catalyze the new digital economy for governments, businesses & consumers.
Ripple has offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, London, Mumbai, Singapore, So Paulo, Toronto, Reykjavk, Washington D.C. & Dubai.
WHAT WE OFFER The resources & support to be your best at work & beyond:
Do Your Best Work
- 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 & make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
- Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, & empowered part of the team.
- Ripple is Flexible First: you have the option to work remotely, from our offices, or a combination of the two within the 11 countries we are located around the world.
- Weekly all-company meeting - business updates & ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
- We come together for moments that matter which include team off-sites, team bonding activities, happy hours & more!
Take Control of Your Finances
- Competitive salary, bonuses, & equity
- Bonus Flexibility Program: Participants in the Corporate Bonus Plan have the option to elect to receive their annual bonus in cash, equity or XRP, or a combination.
- 100% paid medical & dental & 95% paid vision insurance for employees starting on your first day
- 401k (with match)
- Commuter benefits
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
Take Care of Yourself
- Twice a quarter R&R days so you can rest & recharge
- Generous wellness reimbursement & weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Flexible vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
- Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, & plenty of fun events
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees. Interns - please discuss benefits with your recruiter.
Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Were committed to building a diverse & inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.
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