Backend Engineer II - FinTech APIs & Global Payroll

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer II, Backend for our Financial Product Engineering team. You will design, implement, and test backend services and APIs powering core financial features at scale, collaborating across disciplines.

You will own feature development lifecycle from coding to deployment and monitoring, with emphasis on cross-functional teamwork and rapid iteration using Python or Go and PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Python or Go and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
• Strong communication and collaboration in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs powering core product features at scale.
• Work across API design, data modeling, event modeling, and performance optimization.
• Own the development lifecycle for defined features from implementation to deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and learn from code and system feedback.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python/Go

Relational databases

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

Rippling in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer II, Backend for our Financial Product Engineering team. You will design, implement, and test backend services and APIs powering core financial features at scale, collaborating across disciplines.

You will own feature development lifecycle from coding to deployment and monitoring, with emphasis on cross-functional teamwork and rapid iteration using Python or Go and PostgreSQL.