Software Engineer-1

Rippling; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring a Software Engineer (L5) for its HRIS Product Team. The role centers on driving the platform’s execution by building reliable integration and API frameworks, enabling scalable app ecosystems, and incorporating AI into developer workflows.

You will own core features, contribute to the App Shop logic, and push automation to reduce manual toil while maintaining high data integrity and performance across Rippling’s global platform.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of software development experience.
• Experience with building or consuming APIs and integrations.
• Interest in AI-driven tooling and automation.

Responsibilities

• Power the SDLC: Build and maintain core features of integration and API frameworks.
• Support Marketplace Innovation by enabling app discovery, purchase and installation workflows.
• Contribute to AI-enabled tooling to streamline third-party connectivity and developer workflows.
• Adopt an automation-first mindset to reduce manual KTLO and improve platform resilience.
• Own platform features from API v2 endpoints to consistent third-party app interactions.

Skills

Software development

API development

Integration patterns

AI tooling

Job description

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 $1.85B+ 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.

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the HRIS Product Team at Rippling

Rippling is rapidly expanding its customer base, supporting larger enterprise customers, and launching new lines of business across its 20+ products, all while scaling globally. At the hear of this ecosystem is Employee Records, a foundational element that powers not only HR products but also integrates seamlessly with every product to deliver a unified, cohesive experience.

The HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems) team plays a critical role in managing all aspects of employee data, including hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and transitions. The team's mission is to ensure the correctness and completeness of employee records, which serve as the backbone of Rippling’s ecosystem.

HRIS operates at the forefront of Rippling’s growth, building new products at high velocity to support expansion into new verticals and customer segments while maintaining the integrity of data. As the entry point for any new customer or product integration, the HRIS team is pivotal to delivering Rippling’s vision of a unified platform for modern workforce management.

HRIS Product Verticals

• HRIS Flows Experience: Focused on creating simple, intuitive workflows that empower Rippling's customers to manage employee data seamlessly.
• HRIS Flows Infrastructure: Provides the scalable backbone for all flow products, prioritizing reliability, data integrity, and performance at scale.
• HR Applications: Develops essential tools and interfaces for customers to view, manage, and interact with employee data effectively.
• Org Management: Enables the creation and maintenance of company structures tailored to organizations of all sizes and complexities.

The Role

As a Software Engineer (L5), you are a core driver of our platform’s execution. You will contribute to a technical ecosystem that powers the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring that every integration and API built on Rippling is consistent, reliable, and high-performing.

What You Will Do

• Power the SDLC: Build and maintain the core features of our integration and API frameworks, helping teams deploy new capabilities with high velocity and standardized patterns.
• Marketplace Innovation: Contribute to the logic that powers the App Shop, improving how customers discover, purchase, and install the tools they need to run their businesses.
• AI-Driven Tooling: Work on integrating AI into our developer workflows to simplify third-party connectivity and make the integration process more intelligent.
• Automation-First Mindset: Support our "Zero KTLO" mission by identifying and automating manual processes, ensuring our platform is resilient and easier for everyone to maintain.
• Execution Excellence: Take ownership of platform features—from building the standardized paths for API V2 endpoints to enhancing the consistency of how customers interact with third-party apps.

What You Will Need

• 0-2 years of…