Ripple
Software Engineer II
San Francisco, CA, United States · Mid · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$25,131 more — $165,131 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,131 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- It's big, it's bold, and we're already doing it.
- And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.
- Are you ready to join a dedicated team that is crafting the future of financial technology?
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy backend services and internal tools that automate settlement, funding, and liquidity management workflows
- Work directly with Product Ops and Product to understand manual processes and build software that replaces or accelerates them
- Participate in on-call rotation and maintain production reliability for financial systems that move money in real time
- Write well-tested, reviewable code and contribute to build discussions with your team and cross-functional partners
- 2-5 years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems
- Clear communicator with non-engineering partners-operations, finance, and product teams are your collaborators
- The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
- We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
Requirements
- Experience with financial systems, payments, or operations automation workflows
Skills
- The technology stack uses Java/Spring Boot on the backend, React/TypeScript for internal tools, and Postgres.
- These are deployed on Kubernetes with built-in observability and approval processes.
Compensation
- For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below.
- CA Annual Base Salary Range
- $140,000 - $170,000 USD
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Benefits
- This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.
- A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
Company info
- Do Your Best Work
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and 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, and empowered part of the team.
- In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
- We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
- Take Control of Your Finances
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
- Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- Take Care of Yourself
- R&R days so you can rest and recharge
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- plicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, militar
This listing is sourced directly from Ripple's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.