Staff Software Engineer - Travel

Rippling, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling, Inc. is hiring for a senior backend engineer to help define and build the Travel integrations within the Rippling Platform.

You will own architecture for large-scale, distributed systems and mentor engineers across the Travel org as you deliver solutions that unify cards, expenses, and travel management within our Spend Suite. You will work in a fast-changing environment, applying domain knowledge in treasury and money movement, and collaborating with product leadership, engineering

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, backend focus.
• Proven ability to design large-scale, fault-tolerant systems from scratch.
• Thrive in ambiguity; own problems and drive solutions.
• Master complex treasury domain quickly and adapt.
• Deep proficiency in a modern backend language (Python, Go, Java, etc.) with data modeling (SQL/NoSQL).
• Able to communicate technical concepts to engineers and non-engineers.

Responsibilities

• Craft platform solutions that serve multiple teams for a seamless UX.
• Be hands-on in technical architecture and liaise between product and engineering leadership.
• Tackle complex engineering challenges and devise scalable solutions.
• Own projects and drive successful implementation.
• Lead and mentor engineers across the Travel Org.
• Contribute to Rippling's Travel product and its ongoing development.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

System architecture

Go/Python/Java

SQL/NoSQL

Communication

Job description

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.

BasedinSanFrancisco,CA, Ripplinghasraised$1.8B+ fromtheworld’stopinvestors includingKleinerPerkins,FoundersFund,Sequoia,Greenoaks,andBedrock andwasnamedoneofAmerica'sbeststartupemployersbyForbes.

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

About the role

You’ll be part of the Travel integrations team, helping to define the future of corporate travel through the Rippling Platform’s integrated solutions. As part of Rippling’s Spend Suite—which also includes corporate cards, expense management, procurement, and bill pay—the Travel team is integral to our all-in-one solution for managing corporate spending.

Our customers value the seamless integration of corporate cards, expense management, and accounting automation, with travel management as the next frontier. Our mission is to build the best travel management platform for employees, finance teams, and travel managers alike.

What you will do:

• Craft exceptional platform solutions that will benefit multiple teams to create a seamless user experience.
• Be hands‑on in technical architecture and be the liaison between between product leadership, engineering leadership, and technical workstreams
• Tackle complex engineering challenges, leveraging your expertise to devise ingenious solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible.
• Assume clear ownership of your projects, empowering you to make impactful decisions and drive their successful implementation.
• Play a pivotal role in leading and mentoring highly talented engineers across Travel Org.
• Immerse yourself in one of Rippling's newest and most influential products, becoming a true authority and contributing to its ongoing development.

What you will need:

• Experience : 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record in backend development and distributed systems.
• Architecture : Proven ability to design large-scale, fault-tolerant systems from scratch. You understand the trade-offs between consistency and availability and know when "eventual consistency" is not enough.
• High Agency : You thrive in ambiguity. You don't wait for a ticket to be assigned; you identify the business problem, scope the technical solution, and execute.
• Domain Agility : You have the intellectual curiosity to master the complex domain of treasury and money movement in a matter of days, even if you don't have a background in it.
• Tech Stack : Deep proficiency in a modern backend language (Python, Go, Java, etc.) plus experience with complex data modeling (SQL/NoSQL)
• Communication: Ability to convey technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering audiences effectively.