Staff Software Engineer (Backend FullStack) - App Components

Rippling; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Backend Full Stack) to design and scale backend services while contributing to frontend work in React and React Native. You will build scalable APIs, data models, and systems, collaborating closely with Product and Design to translate complexity into high-performance user experiences.

You will work on distributed systems challenges, participate in code reviews, and help shape new App Studio capabilities, delivering robust, end-to-end solutions for

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with production systems.
• Proficiency in scalable backend services with Python, Django, Golang, MongoDB, and AWS.
• Frontend shipping with React and React Native and understanding UI constraints.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable systems and reason about trade-offs.
• Experience building reusable systems or frameworks is a plus.
• Proven track record driving projects independently.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs.
• Contribute to frontend using React and React Native.
• Shape app studio capabilities and deliver robust solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate complexity into UX.
• Work with teams on distributed systems challenges using Kafka/Flink/AWS.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Django

Golang

MongoDB

AWS

React

React Native

Distributed systems

Communication

Job description

About the team

The App Components Team is a forward-thinking, platform-focused product engineering team dedicated to crafting the cohesive, high-performing building blocks that define Rippling’s “Enterprise Studio” experience.

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer (Backend Full Stack) on this team you will be responsible to build and scale the systems that power these components. While your primary focus will be on the backend, this is a truly full-stack role. You will help design the distributed systems that power our platform and also contribute to React and React Native code to deliver polished end-to-end product experiences.

You will be responsible for building scalable backend services, APIs, and data models, while partnering closely with product and design to ensure the underlying complexity is translated into seamless, high-performance user experiences.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable backend services using Python and Golang to support complex enterprise data modeling and product use cases.
• Contribute to systems that operate at scale, with exposure to distributed systems challenges and technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and AWS.
• While your strength lies in backend engineering, you will also contribute to the frontend codebase. You will write high-quality React and React Native code to ship end-to-end features and help deliver intuitive, performant UI components.
• Take ownership of meaningful product initiatives from early problem definition through implementation. You will help shape technical designs for new “App Studio” capabilities and deliver robust solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code, participate in thoughtful code reviews, and contribute to strong engineering standards across backend and frontend systems.
• Work closely with Product, Design, and other engineers to break down complex user problems and build components that are technically strong and practically useful for teams building on top of them.

What you will need

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong experience building production systems
• Proficiency in building scalable backend services. Experience with Python, Django, Golang, MongoDB, and AWS is highly preferred.
• Comfortable in writing and shipping production code in React and React Native. You should understand component lifecycles, state management, and mobile constraints well enough to build and iterate on UI for the systems you own.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable systems and reason through trade-offs such as consistency, performance, and fault tolerance.
• Experience building reusable systems, frameworks, or developer-facing components is a plus. You should be excited by building flexible foundations that can support multiple product use cases over time.
• A track record of independently driving projects, navigating ambiguity, and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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 [e-mail]

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee’s role.