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.
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 WORKRippleX assists developers building on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a fast and reliable public blockchain. As a Software Engineer Intern on the Quality Enforcers team for the XRPL ecosystem, you will develop tools and services that keep this large distributed system detailed, credible, and understandable. You will apply software engineering and distributed systems concepts. You’ll use AI-assisted methods to improve validation, analysis, and summarization of rippled's behavior under real-world conditions.
As a Ripple intern, you will work on challenges that impact our mission and develop our company. You will have support from your team, access to learning and development resources, and opportunities for fun. Our program will give you the foundation to start your career journey.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- Build and implement backend tools and components of a multi‑agent system that exercise rippled, orchestrate tests from high‑level, natural‑language requests, and verify behavior across different scenarios.
- Build intelligent data workflows and pipelines over metrics, logs, traces, ledger data, and mainnet telemetry to compare runs to baselines and surface clear, actionable signals (anomalies, trends, hotspots).
- Use AI-assisted techniques if they provide customer value. This includes anomaly detection on time-series metrics and logs. It also involves natural-language summaries that make sophisticated run results clear for developers.
- Collaborate with engineers on building, code reviews, and documentation, and help refine the heuristics for what “good” looks like for XRPL reliability and performance.
- Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate, Graduate, or PhD program or possessing equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Available for a 12‑week internship in Summer 2026 (May or June start), with intent to return to your degree program afterward.
- Experience with at least one programming language such as C++, Python, Java, or Go.
- Proven understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems or networking).
- Interest in distributed systems and/or data-intensive systems and methods to validate and observe them at scale.
- Comfortable working on backend or system-focused projects and collaborating in a team environment.
- Curiosity about applied ML/LLMs or automation powered by artificial intelligence for developer tools and analysis.
For positions that will be based in CA, the hourly range for this position is below. Actual rates 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.
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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