Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

Ripple Ripple · Fintech · London, United Kingdom · Engineering

Staff Software Engineer, Frontend role at Ripple, focusing on building and enhancing their flagship wallet as a service platform, Palisade. The role requires modern React expertise, form handling, styling proficiency, a user-obsessed mindset, clean code philosophy, collaborative spirit, testing culture, and performance focus. Experience with AI assistants is mentioned as a tool for efficiency, but the core of the role is frontend development for a fintech product.

What you'd actually do

  1. Modern React expertise: You have solid experience building responsive web applications using ReactJS and TypeScript. You are comfortable with hooks, context, and state management.
  2. Form handling: You have experience building complex forms and implementing robust validation logic. You know how to make data entry easy for the user while ensuring data integrity.
  3. Styling proficiency: You have a knack for creating polished UIs. Experience with Styled Components is a major plus, but ultimately, you know how to translate designs into pixel-perfect reality.
  4. User-obsessed mindset: You don't just write code; you build products. You are passionate about the User Experience (UX). Experience with Figma or similar design tools is a plus, helping you bridge the gap between design and engineering.
  5. Clean code philosophy: You care deeply about the quality of your craft. You strive for simplicity, strictly adhere to DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principles, and write code that is readable and maintainable.

Skills

Required

  • ReactJS
  • TypeScript
  • Hooks
  • Context
  • State management
  • Form building
  • Validation logic
  • UI styling
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Clean code
  • DRY principles
  • Readable and maintainable code
  • Team player
  • Code reviews
  • Testing frameworks
  • Performance optimization
  • Load times
  • Bundle sizes
  • Smooth rendering
  • AI assistants
  • Backend systems development
  • Large-scale distributed systems
  • Event-driven micro-services
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud-based infrastructure
  • gRPC
  • Protocol buffers
  • Fast-paced start-up environment
  • Autonomy
  • Self-starter

Nice to have

  • Styled Components
  • Figma
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • Web3
  • blockchain
  • fintech

What the JD emphasized

  • AI assistants