Engineering Leader, AI-Powered Talent Platform

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling, based in San Francisco, seeks an exceptional engineering leader to build the next generation of its Talent platform for the AI era. You will shape vision, prototype ideas with Product and AI Platform leadership, and lead a high-performing organization through ambiguity to deliver category-defining products.

You will partner across Product, Design, and executives to align strategy, engineering excellence, and delivery velocity, ensuring scalable systems as the company grows

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and engineering managers.
• Ability to raise the bar on technical quality and delivery.
• Strong architecture and systems thinking for large-scale platforms.
• Experience shaping product strategy with product and design teams.
• Curiosity about applying AI in enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute technical strategy for a next-generation Talent platform.
• Build and grow a high-performing engineering organization.
• Collaborate with Product, AI Platform, Design, and leadership on vision and roadmap.
• Drive architecture and delivery of AI-native employees lifecycle products.
• Lead technical decision-making and architecture reviews.
• Foster speed, clarity, and accountability across teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

People management

Architecture discussions

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML mindset

Job description

Rippling, based in San Francisco, seeks an exceptional engineering leader to build the next generation of its Talent platform for the AI era. You will shape vision, prototype ideas with Product and AI Platform leadership, and lead a high-performing organization through ambiguity to deliver category-defining products.

You will partner across Product, Design, and executives to align strategy, engineering excellence, and delivery velocity, ensuring scalable systems as the company grows