Staff Software Engineer Jobs in Illinois

At Ripple, we're building a world where value moves like information does today. 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.

If you're ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

Ripple Treasury, now a Ripple solution, was acquired by Ripple in 2025, marking a significant expansion into the multi-trillion-dollar corporate finance arena.

Ripple 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.

Join us to build the future of corporate treasury and the infrastructure that powers the Internet of Value.

THE WORK:

As 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. You will help shape how the world manages its finances.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Work alongside architects and product managers to develop, estimate, and deliver new features spanning the full stack — front-end, server-side, and database tiers. Invent solutions that matter at scale.
• Harness the full power of Azure to architect cloud-native solutions that are scalable, resilient, and built to perform under real-world demand.
• Drive continuous improvement across our software applications, owning delivery pipelines and feature flags to ensure seamless, confident integration and deployment.
• Champion quality at every layer — leading rigorous unit, integration, performance, and security testing to ship software that is genuinely production-ready.
• Own reliability across the full environment lifecycle, using observability tools and logging to swiftly diagnose and resolve issues in development, test, and production.
• Be 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.
• Set the standard relentlessly — finding opportunities to sharpen team operations, processes, methodologies, and technology choices in pursuit of engineering excellence.
• Ensure every piece of work meets the highest quality, operational, and architectural standards, directly contributing to the organization's success.
• Play 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.
• Embrace full ownership through the team's YBIYRI (you-build-it-you-run-it) model, including active participation in the on-call pager rotation.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Someone 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.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, with at least 8 years of hands-on application development experience.
• An expert in application development best practices, cloud architecture, and deployment, with deep experience building robust solutions in complex distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in ASP.NET/Core and C#, with expert-level Microsoft SQL Server database development and daily use of Visual Studio.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Services, including designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps.
• Highly accomplished in building web applications using Angular with TypeScript, with strong command of TDD and BDD practices and familiarity with JavaScript frameworks.
• A proven mentor and multiplier — growing fellow engineers, influencing across teams, and championing continuous improvement as an agent of change.
• Highly analytical, data-driven, and deeply committed to quality, with a keen understanding of customer needs and the vision to advance both technology and product.
• A 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.
• Advanced skills in fixing technical issues, solid understanding of Windows operating system principles, and experience in the financial industry is a plus.

Other common names for this role: Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Staff Software Engineer (.NET & Azure)

WHO WE ARE:

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 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.
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming.
• Generous 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, and plenty of fun events.

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

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