Backend Engineer II - FinTech & Global Payroll

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive benefits

Office-based role (3 days/week)

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Software Engineer II, Backend in the Financial Product Engineering Team based in San Francisco. You will design, build, and test scalable backend services and APIs for global payroll, spend management, and tax platforms.

Strong Python/Go experience and PostgreSQL expertise are essential. The role offers a competitive salary with equity and benefits, and requires in‑office presence (SF Bay Area) with a dynamic, fast‑paced environment that values cross‑functional

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend experience in production systems.
• Strong experience with Python or Go for building backend services.
• Excellent communication to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Ability to design reliable APIs and data models.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test backend services and APIs at scale.
• Work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Own features from implementation to deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and learn from feedback.

Skills

Backend engineering

APIs design

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Tools

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Software Engineer II, Backend in the Financial Product Engineering Team based in San Francisco. You will design, build, and test scalable backend services and APIs for global payroll, spend management, and tax platforms.

Strong Python/Go experience and PostgreSQL expertise are essential. The role offers a competitive salary with equity and benefits, and requires in‑office presence (SF Bay Area) with a dynamic, fast‑paced environment that values cross‑functional