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It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. 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 more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. \nIf you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.\nRipple Treasury, now a Ripple solution, was acquired by Ripple in 2025, marking a significant expansion into the multi-trillion-dollar corporate finance arena.\nRipple Treasury has more than 40 years of experience supporting some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated companies. Integrating its treasury command center into Ripple’s technology stack gives corporates the ability to move, manage and optimize liquidity in real-time, across traditional and digital assets, under one expanded umbrella.\nJoin us to build the future of corporate treasury and the infrastructure that powers the Internet of Value.\nTHE WORK:\nAs a Staff Software Developer, you will own the platform delivering financial clarity to businesses from SMEs to Fortune 500 enterprises. You will build full-stack, cloud-native solutions on Azure. You will link modern technology with leading financial organizations and lead the engineers around you. You will set technical direction, champion continuous improvement, and facilitate no/low-code bank connector configurations that connect our platform to the world's leading banks. If you enjoy working with intricate decentralized architectures and thrive in a you-build-it-you-run-it culture, this opportunity is for you. 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Invent solutions that matter at scale. \nHarness the full power of Azure to architect cloud-native solutions that are scalable, resilient, and built to perform under real-world demand\nDrive continuous improvement across our software applications, owning delivery pipelines and feature flags to ensure seamless, confident integration and deployment\nChampion quality at every layer - leading rigorous unit, integration, performance, and security testing to ship software that is genuinely production-ready\nOwn reliability across the full environment lifecycle, using observability tools and logging to swiftly diagnose and resolve issues in development, test, and production\nBe a force multiplier for the team - staying ahead of tech trends, engaging with the broader tech community, mentoring fellow engineers, and leading technical design and code reviews\nSet the standard relentlessly - finding opportunities to sharpen team operations, processes, methodologies, and technology choices in pursuit of engineering excellence\nEnsure every piece of work meets the highest quality, operational, and architectural standards, directly contributing to the organization's success\nPlay a unique and strategic role in facilitating the configuration of no/low-code bank connectors with top-tier financial institutions, bridging modern platforms with the world's leading banks\nEmbrace full ownership through the team's YBIYRI (you-build-it-you-run-it) model, including active participation in the on-call pager rotation\nWHAT YOU'LL BRING: \nSomeone who takes initiative to guide others and collaborate across teams, writes stellar code, solves complex problems under pressure, and brings creative energy to every challenge \nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, with at least 8 years of hands-on application development experience\nAn expert in application development best practices, cloud architecture, and deployment, with deep experience building robust solutions in complex distributed systems\nDeep expertise in ASP.NET/Core and C#, with expert-level Microsoft SQL Server database development and daily use of Visual Studio\nExtensive hands-on experience with Azure Services, including designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps\nHighly accomplished in building web applications using Angular with TypeScript, with strong command of TDD and BDD practices and familiarity with JavaScript frameworks\nA proven mentor and multiplier - growing fellow engineers, influencing across teams, and championing continuous improvement as an agent of change\nHighly analytical, data-driven, and deeply committed to quality, with a keen understanding of customer needs and the vision to advance both technology and product\nA self-starter and fast learner who communicates effectively with technical and non-technical partners, thrives in cross-functional global agile teams, and delivers with minimal supervision \nAdvanced skills in fixing technical issues, solid understanding of Windows operating system principles, and experience in the financial industry is a plus \nOther common names for this role: Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Staff Software Engineer (.NET &Azure)\nFor positions that will be based in IL, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions. \nIL Annual Base Salary Range\n$196,000—$240,000 USD\nWHO WE ARE:\nDo Your Best Work\nThe opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders\nA learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. 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