Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering

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Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering in UK

Ripple
Full time
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UK
08/18/2026
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London

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of platform capabilities for ingestion, transformation, governance, and data quality
Define Databricks pipeline patterns and reference architectures while building production flows and prototypes
Establish standards for data quality, governance, data contracts, lineage, and validation frameworks
Lead complex, ambiguous initiatives spanning multiple quarters and teams from problem definition through delivery
Develop initial AI capabilities for pipeline operations, automated transformation generation, and self-serve analytics
Raise code quality and engineering judgment across the team and mentor senior engineers

Requirements

10+ years of data engineering experience architecting and operating data platforms at scale while remaining hands-on
Deep expertise in Databricks, including Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and Spark
Experience owning ingestion, transformation, governance, and data quality across a production platform
Expertise in SQL and Python for data modeling, transformation, and platform tooling
Strong AWS experience operating data systems at scale
Track record of setting technical standards, patterns, and reference architectures for other engineers
Experience building AI tooling for data engineering workflows, including agentic systems, LLM integrations, or conversational analytics
Ability to influence through technical credibility and communicate tradeoffs to engineers and leadership

Benefits

Professional development budget
Flexible in-office collaboration with managers and teams deciding which 10+ days per month to work in the office
Bi-weekly all-company meetings
Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
Employee giving match
Mobile phone stipend
R&R days
Wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite and virtual programming
Generous vacation policy
Parental leave and family planning benefits
Catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens with premium snacks and beverages
Benefits listed are for full-time employees

Salary: Competitive

Ripple

Using proven crypto and blockchain technology honed over a decade, Ripple’s enterprise-grade solutions are faster, more transparent, and more cost-effective than traditional financial services. Our customers use these solutions to source crypto, facilitate instant payments, empower their treasury...

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