Staff Security Engineer, Secure Digital Asset Operations

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Ripple

Compensation

$196,000 - $245,000/year

New York, NY, United States

On-site

Posted March 17, 2026

Job Description

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.

THE WORK:

As a Staff Security Engineer within the Secure Digital Asset Operations (SDAO) function, you will collaborate with leadership and cross-functional Finance, Product, and Engineering teams to secure Ripple’s digital assets. Your core mission will be to architect, implement, and operate technical solutions and operational processes to protect high-value Ripple digital assets.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Secure Digital Asset Solutions: Design, code, implement, and maintain technical solutions and operational processes for securely and reliably performing high-value digital asset transactionsOptimize Security Posture: Develop and deploy security automation and tooling to measure, monitor, and communicate the real-time security posture of digital assets to key stakeholdersSmart Contract Security: Maintain and enhance program to proactively monitor and respond to smart contract risks

Evangelize and Mentor: Raise awareness and provide guidance to engineering teams on digital asset and smart contract security best practices, driving security-by-design principles and fostering a culture of security ownership

Guide Strategy: Advise on digital asset security engineering methodologies, tooling decisions, and vendor integrations to continuously improve the solutions used to protect Ripple’s digital assets

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

8+ years of industry experience in security and/or engineering with a focus on building services to secure digital assets
Strong understanding of the security architecture for digital asset primitives and the end-to-end security of high value on-chain and off-chain transactions
Strong working knowledge of key management solutions (MPC, HSM, etc), cryptography, and key lifecycle and management best practices that include the secure creation, distribution, storage, usage, and revocation/destruction of cryptographic keys
Strong proficiency in Javascript and/or Python programming languages

Experience handling sensitive work with discretion and professionalism, and demonstrated ability to become a trusted digital asset security advisor and engineer to the business

Clear, concise technical communicator and writer who can effectively document and translate complex security and compliance topics into functional engineering requirements.
Comfortable operating on an unpaved road and dealing with ambiguity and complexity through effectively prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at a time

For positions that will be based in NY, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.

NY Annual Base Salary Range

$196,000—$245,000 USD

WHO WE ARE:

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