Lead, AI-Powered Developer Experience & Productivity

Rippling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Rippling, a leading platform for HR, IT, and finance, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience. You will lead the team accelerating developer productivity across the engineering org, shaping AI-powered workflows and tooling.

This role drives adoption of innovative, scalable solutions while coaching senior engineers and promoting engineering excellence. Based in the US, this hybrid role emphasizes in-office collaboration, equity, and a competitive compensation package

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Experience building developer platforms, internal tools, or engineering productivity systems.
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows and CI/CD ecosystems.
• Experience with large-scale codebases, build systems, and developer tooling.
• Demonstrated interest or experience applying AI to software engineering workflows.
• Strong product mindset with a focus on developer experience and adoption.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, rapidly evolving technical domains.
• Experience leading senior engineers, Staff Engineers, and Principal Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the engineering team responsible for developer productivity and engineering velocity.
• Define Rippling's long-term strategy for AI-assisted software development.
• Build and scale AI-powered workflows for coding, testing, debugging, code review, and operational support.
• Drive adoption of agentic development workflows across the engineering organization.
• Own local development tooling, build systems, and CI/CD platforms.
• Lead initiatives to improve developer efficiency, onboarding, and engineering satisfaction.
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify productivity bottlenecks and deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive the evolution of large-scale codebase management, build performance, and developer workflows.
• Develop engineers and technical leaders while fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

Developer platforms

CI/CD workflows

Large-scale codebases

AI in software

Developer experience

Adaptability

Lead senior engineers

Job description

Rippling, a leading platform for HR, IT, and finance, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience. You will lead the team accelerating developer productivity across the engineering org, shaping AI-powered workflows and tooling.

This role drives adoption of innovative, scalable solutions while coaching senior engineers and promoting engineering excellence. Based in the US, this hybrid role emphasizes in-office collaboration, equity, and a competitive compensation package