Backend Engineer, FinTech & Global Payroll Platform

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to join the Financial Product Engineering Team in San Francisco. You will design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs that power core product features at scale, collaborating across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization.

With 2+ years of backend experience, you will balance technical craft with business impact in a fast-paced environment, and communicate complex ideas clearly to peers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python or Go and strong relational database knowledge (PostgreSQL).
• Ability to balance technical craft with business impact in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test backend services and APIs powering core product features at scale.
• Collaborate across domains including API design, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Own features from implementation to deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to teammates and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

Backend development

Job description

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to join the Financial Product Engineering Team in San Francisco. You will design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs that power core product features at scale, collaborating across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization.

With 2+ years of backend experience, you will balance technical craft with business impact in a fast-paced environment, and communicate complex ideas clearly to peers and stakeholders.