Senior Backend Engineer, Data Cloud – AI Analytics + Equity

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the Data Cloud team to drive distributed data initiatives and platform capabilities.

You will write high-quality backend code using Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka, and help shape analytics features powering Rippling AI across the data cloud stack.

This role emphasizes autonomy, mentorship, and close collaboration with architects and senior engineers to deliver production-grade solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in backend engineering roles.
• Experience writing testable and performant backend code.
• Experience mentoring less-experienced developers.
• Ability to thrive in an autonomous environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on distributed processing engines and databases.
• Develop high-quality backend software with Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka.
• Leverage big data tech like Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink.
• Build data platforms, data lakes, and ingestion systems that scale.
• Design, develop, test software and user-facing experiences.
• Collaborate with architects and senior developers on state-of-the-art work.
• Contribute to product design and implementation discussions.
• Find and implement solutions from idea to production.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

MongoDB

Kafka

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Tools

Aurora

Trino

Presto

Pinot

Iceberg

Flink

CDC

Job description

Rippling in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the Data Cloud team to drive distributed data initiatives and platform capabilities.

You will write high-quality backend code using Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka, and help shape analytics features powering Rippling AI across the data cloud stack.

This role emphasizes autonomy, mentorship, and close collaboration with architects and senior engineers to deliver production-grade solutions.