Backend Engineer II – FinTech Platform

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and test scalable services and APIs that power core financial product features. You will work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization while owning the development lifecycle for defined features in a fast-paced environment.

Join a team focused on delivering value quickly by balancing technical craft with business impact and communicating complex ideas clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer
• Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
• Ability to balance technical craft with speed and business impact
• Excellent communication of complex technical ideas to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs 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 rapidly learn from feedback

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

Job description

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and test scalable services and APIs that power core financial product features. You will work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization while owning the development lifecycle for defined features in a fast-paced environment.

Join a team focused on delivering value quickly by balancing technical craft with business impact and communicating complex ideas clearly to stakeholders.