{"uuid":"b6afa942-6bd7-4d08-8110-c030611d22bb","name":"Staff Software Engineer - Documents Platform","description":{"company":"<div><body><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.</span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.</span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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 </span><a href=\"https://www.rippling.com/en-GB/careers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"css-173makr-linkStyle\" style=\"color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">$1.4+B</span></a><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"> from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.</span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that official communication will only be sent from @</span><a href=\"http://www.rippling.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"css-173makr-linkStyle\" style=\"color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling.com</span></a><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"> addresses. </span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p></body></div>","role":"<div><body><h3 style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">About the Role</strong></b></h3><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;'><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Documents are embedded across nearly every part of the employee lifecycle, powering critical experiences across HR, payroll, benefits, compliance, and more. The Documents Platform team builds the shared platform behind these experiences, providing reusable capabilities for creating, generating, importing, signing, annotating, tracking, and managing documents. Rather than each product team building these capabilities independently, Documents Platform provides the common infrastructure and primitives that teams across Rippling can build on.</span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;'><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">As a Staff Software Engineer on Documents Platform, you’ll help define the technical and product direction of this platform as Rippling and the complexity of the use cases we support continue to grow. You’ll work across backend services and customer-facing product surfaces, partnering closely with product and engineering teams to turn complex document needs into simple, scalable, and extensible platform capabilities. You’ll play a key role in shaping both the architecture of the platform and the quality of document experiences across Rippling’s product suite.</span></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><h3 style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What You Will Do</strong></b></h3><ul style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Own the Technical Roadmap</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Drive architecture and technical direction for key areas of the Documents platform.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Build Reusable Products</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Create shared document capabilities that power experiences across Rippling’s product suite.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Design for Scale</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Build extensible APIs and systems that support growing document use cases, workflows, and integrations.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Shape the Product Experience</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Work with our Product partners to deliver intuitive, end-to-end document experiences.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Lead Across Teams</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: Partner with product and engineering teams, influence technical decisions, and raise the engineering bar across the platform.</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><h3 style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Qualifications</strong></b></h3><ul style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">8+ years </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">of software engineering experience, including technical leadership on complex product or platform initiatives.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Strong Product &amp; Platform Instincts:</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> You translate ambiguous problems into simple, scalable systems, APIs, and reusable solutions.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">End-to-End Ownership:</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> You can operate across backend architecture, data models, APIs, and user-facing experiences.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><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;\"> You lead cross-functional initiatives, influence technical direction, and align teams around complex problems.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Strong Engineering Fundamentals:</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> You design reliable, scalable systems and can quickly learn new technologies; Python, TypeScript, and React experience is a plus but not required.</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Additional Information</strong></b></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email </em></i><a href=\"mailto:accomodations@rippling.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"mailto:accomodations@rippling.com\" class=\"css-173makr-linkStyle\" style=\"color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;\"><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">accomodations@rippling.com</em></i></a></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rippling highly values in-office collaboration. Employees living within 30 miles of an office are expected to work onsite three days a week with those living 30-49.9 miles away expected to be in the office one day a week. Employees living over 50 miles away are required to relocate within 30 miles of an office.  To enhance team cohesiveness, new employees are asked to work onsite three days a week for their first six months.</em></i></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><br></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location </em></i><a href=\"https://www.rippling.com/pay-transparency\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://www.rippling.com/pay-transparency\" class=\"css-173makr-linkStyle\" style=\"color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;\"><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">here</em></i></a><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">.</em></i></p><p style='font-family:\"Basel Grotesk\",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;'><i><em style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. 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