{"uuid":"0e488412-db51-4f4b-b3b2-5acd2b27a506","name":"Staff Software Engineer - Tax Platform ","description":{"company":"<meta><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">About Rippling</strong></b></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR &amp; IT—payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more—in one unified workforce platform.</span></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">By connecting every business system to one source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes. Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can just click a button and set up a new employees’ payroll, health insurance, work computer, and third-party apps—like Slack, Zoom, and Office 365—all within 90 seconds.</span></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.8B from the world's top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Bedrock, and Greenoaks—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes (#12 out of 500)</span></p>","role":"<meta><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;\"><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">About Role</strong></b><br><br><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling's Tax Platform is one of only ~5 companies globally that owns the full tax calculation and filing stack. We process over $30 billion in annual payroll for 1 million+ employees—growing 50% year-over-year. Our systems handle millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries, ensuring tax correctness across 4,000+ jurisdictions while staying compliant with constantly changing tax regulations.</span><br><br></p><p style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical strategy, drive architectural decisions, and shape the future of our tax infrastructure. You'll have function-wide impact and set the standard for engineering excellence across teams.</span></p><h2 style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What You Will Do</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">System Design</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Lead architecture for mission-critical systems handling billions in tax calculations; make decisions that define how the platform scales for 50% YoY growth</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ownership &amp; Impact</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Drive initiatives with function-wide visibility; your work shapes roadmaps and influences company strategy</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Engineering Excellence</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Define and champion engineering standards across teams; establish patterns that scale with the organization</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reliability &amp; Correctness</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Design systems where failure is not an option; build for auditability, correctness, and graceful degradation at scale</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Global Scale</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Tackle architectural challenges of processing millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries with 4,000+ jurisdictions and evolving regulations</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Technical Leadership</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Be the technical voice in cross-functional decisions; translate business needs into technical strategy</span></li></ul><h2 style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What You Will Have</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Proven ability to architect large-scale distributed systems with high reliability requirements</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Deep expertise in any OOPs language and experience designing systems that other engineers build on</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Track record of driving technical strategy and influencing decisions across multiple teams</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Strong ownership mindset—you see problems through from identification to resolution</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rigorous engineering practices with a focus on correctness, testing, and operational excellence</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Excellent communication skills; 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make decisions that define how the platform scales for 50% YoY growth</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ownership &amp; Impact</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Drive initiatives with function-wide visibility; your work shapes roadmaps and influences company strategy</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Engineering Excellence</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Define and champion engineering standards across teams; establish patterns that scale with the organization</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reliability &amp; Correctness</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Design systems where failure is not an option; build for auditability, correctness, and graceful degradation at scale</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Global Scale</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Tackle architectural challenges of processing millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries with 4,000+ jurisdictions and evolving regulations</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Technical Leadership</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Be the technical voice in cross-functional decisions; translate business needs into technical strategy</span></li></ul><h2 style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What You Will Have</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Basel Grotesk&quot;,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Proven ability to architect large-scale distributed systems with high reliability requirements</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Deep expertise in any OOPs language and experience designing systems that other engineers build on</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Track record of driving technical strategy and influencing decisions across multiple teams</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Strong ownership mindset—you see problems through from identification to resolution</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rigorous engineering practices with a focus on correctness, testing, and operational excellence</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Excellent communication skills; 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