Director Of Infrastructure

Company: Ripple
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

The Director of Infrastructure will play a critical role in helping to advance Ripple's development and production infrastructure, leading our Engineering & Operations Teams to facilitate our DevOps process, including shared services deployment, observability, automation, and overall infrastructure orchestration.WHAT YOU'LL DO:Own all aspects of Ripple's cloud infrastructure and platform, including roadmap and architecture for the four core infrastructure teams; CloudOps SRE, Database Engineering, and Platform EngineeringSet the Infrastructure Org's long-term technical direction and strategy and heavily contribute to the broader Engineering organization process and top-level company initiatives.Champion reliability, performance, and scale of Ripple's core infrastructure services. (AWS, GCP) With a keen focus on metrics and data-driven decision-making.Support, grow, and mentor Engineering Managers and individual contributors in your org.Co-own OpEx planning and execution with the VP of infrastructure, heavily focused on building financial models in partnership with FP& A.Responsible for budgets within his/her/their department and resource planning to meet project objectives.Help further develop architectural patterns of extensive geo-distributed SaaS infrastructure and applications.What we would like from you:15 years of experience in a software engineering environment, 10+ years of engineering management experience in building and scaling a global infrastructure team operating high-scale cloud infrastructureSolid technical background and large-scale practical experience with modering infrastructure platform container frameworks (Kubernetes), production database engine familiarity, and metrics tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Log ingest)Proven track record of executing customer-facing infrastructure initiatives across multiple diverse product teams. Provide resource management to major initiatives by forecasting resource demands with functional areas, coordinating the staffing of infrastructure programs/projects with managers, and providing work direction and coachingExperience building and maintaining a 3-tier infrastructure support model, including development, site reliability, and front-line incident management functions in a chain of continuous improvement.The ability to synthesize all inputs from stakeholder engineering teams and develop a crisp long-term infrastructure roadmap, with the ability to adjust and realign at the speed of the business.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, equivalent training, or work experience.For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is $204,000 $255,000. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant's experience and qualifications for the position.WHO WE ARE:Ripple is doing for value what the internet did for information: enabling its instant and seamless flow around the world. We call this the Internet of Value (IoV). Using blockchain and cryptocurrency technology, Ripple is dedicated to creating powerful gains in financial efficiency, equity and inclusion. In addition, Ripple is developing and enabling the future use cases that will catalyze the new digital economy for governments, businesses and consumers.Ripple has offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, London, Mumbai, Singapore, S--o Paulo, Toronto, Reykjav--k, Washington D.C. and Dubai.WHAT WE OFFER - The resources and support to be your best at work and beyond:Do Your Best WorkThe opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leadersA 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.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 and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership TeamWe come together for moments that matter which include team off-sites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!Take Control of Your FinancesCompetitive salary, bonuses, and equityBonus 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 and dental and 95% paid vision insurance for employees starting on your first day401k (with match)Commuter benefitsEmployee giving matchMobile phone stipendTake Care of YourselfTwice a quarter R& R days so you can rest and rechargeGenerous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programmingFlexible vacation policy work with your manager to take time off when you need itIndustry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun eventsBenefits listed above are for full-time employees.Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to building a diverse and 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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