Backend Engineer II — Scale Global APIs | Equity & Pay

Rippling (Netherlands); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring a backend engineer to design, implement, and test reliable services and APIs powering core product features at scale. You will own features from development through deployment and work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of backend experience with Python or Go, strong PostgreSQL skills, and excellent communication abilities to collaborate across teams within a global product platform.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend experience
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Backend engineering

Python/Go

PostgreSQL

Job description

Rippling is hiring a backend engineer to design, implement, and test reliable services and APIs powering core product features at scale. You will own features from development through deployment and work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of backend experience with Python or Go, strong PostgreSQL skills, and excellent communication abilities to collaborate across teams within a global product platform.