Job Description

THE WORK:We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer passionate about solving ambitious problems and working directly with Ripple Trading and Markets in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1.You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking to optimise away manual inefficiencies.Example projects:The team has helped develop a number of modular building blocks

• Low-latency Algorithms for Automated Trading and Systematic Market Making
• Real-time streaming pipelines and signals
• Pricing libraries and tooling
• Venue connectivity for automated fund movement and management.

By the end of 2025 where we want to be

• Further evolution of the Algo suite, refining the signal processing and breadth of trading strategies and products.
• Building towards an event-driven architecture to connect the logical building blocks and provide integrated communication between trading systems and to other partners.
• Continuing to support and complement Ripple's Payments, Custody and Stablecoin business units

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Research, design, and backtest systematic trading strategies and alpha signals across multiple asset classes, ensuring statistical rigor.
• Develop and optimize execution algorithms (e.g., VWAP, TWAP, Participation) and Smart Order Routing (SOR) logic to minimize market impact.
• Contribute to the evolution of trading infrastructure, including Execution and Order Management Systems (EMS/OMS), and maintain high-performance codebases.
• Monitor real-time system performance, execution quality, P&L, and risk, proactively addressing issues and making strategy adjustments.
• Perform post-trade analytics, including TCA, to continuously improve trading efficiency and execution outcomes.
• Manage the full lifecycle of trading systems-from data acquisition and cleaning to deployment and production support.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and stakeholders across the business to align technical design with trading objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing, operational rigor, and mentorship of junior team members.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• 5+ years of software development experience in quantitative trading, with deep expertise in Java and/or Python.
• Proficient in Python's data science ecosystem (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), with strong debugging and analytical skills.
• Proven track record implementing trading algorithms and working with distributed systems in fast-paced front-office environments.
• Experience building transactional systems with modern databases (Aurora, DynamoDB) and deploying services via Kubernetes or Nomad.
• Solid understanding of agile software development, automated testing, and secure, scalable architecture design.
• Exposure to FX and/or crypto markets; front-end experience with frameworks like React is a plus.
• Passion for clean, testable code, continuous learning, and mentoring peers on engineering best practices.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field, with a strong focus on problem-solving and simplicity in design.

Other common names for this role: Quant Developer, Algo Developer

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