About Rippling

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.

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.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B 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.

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About the Role

Rippling is on an exciting growth trajectory, and our Product Infrastructure and Tools team is at the forefront of this journey. With a robust team of 800+ engineers supporting over 1,300 sales and support personnel, we are committed to building innovative tools and infrastructure that empower our company to excel. As a key member of this dynamic team, you'll play an instrumental role in managing and enhancing essential systems like Feature Flags, Sales Account Tooling, and various support features. This high-impact, high-visibility position offers broad exposure across our entire organization and the opportunity to shape our engineering landscape.

What You Will Do

• Innovate and Develop: Design and implement high-quality, reliable software using technologies like Python, Django, Ruby, React, and more, driving efficiency and innovation across the company.
• Architect and Deliver: Build and deploy software and tools that empower our teams, streamline workflows, and enhance productivity.
• Collaborate and Connect: Foster strong relationships with engineering, sales, and support teams to deeply understand their infrastructure needs and enhance their operations.
• Lead and Mentor: Serve as a technical leader within the team, spearheading critical projects and initiatives while mentoring junior engineers and fostering their growth.
• Drive Automation and Scalability: Play a pivotal role in evolving Rippling’s product infrastructure and automation strategies as we continue to scale.

What You Will Need

• Extensive Experience: 5+ years of proven experience as a backend engineer.
• Cloud Expertise: Strong preference for experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Infrastructure Knowledge: Solid understanding of infrastructure engineering and best practices.
• Technical Proficiency: Preferred experience with Python, Django, Ruby on Rails, and React.
• Tool-Building Acumen: Previous experience in building and deploying tools and infrastructure is a plus.

Why Rippling?

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly influence the success of our fast-growing company and its ability to scale efficiently.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of passionate, forward-thinking professionals who are committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation in product infrastructure and tools.
• Career Growth: Benefit from opportunities to advance your career and refine your skills in a supportive, dynamic setting.

Additional Information

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 accomodations@rippling.com

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.

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 here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.