Senior Backend Engineer — Distributed Systems (Python/Go)

Rippling (Netherlands); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring for a senior backend role in San Francisco. You will own backend services and APIs powering core product capabilities, focusing on high-volume scale, reliability, and security.

You will collaborate across product, frontend, and platform teams to deliver robust, high-performance solutions. The role requires 5+ years of production experience with Python or Go, deep distributed-systems expertise, and strong CS fundamentals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience using Python, Go, or a similar high-scale backend language.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, data modeling, and performance optimization of relational databases.
• You have seen and contributed to systems operating at a significant technical and organizational scale.
• Strong understanding of CS/algorithms fundamentals and experience with complex project delivery.
• Exceptional communication skills with technical and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs powering product capabilities.
• Ensure systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust solutions.
• Elevate technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Python

Go

SQL databases

Job description

Rippling is hiring for a senior backend role in San Francisco. You will own backend services and APIs powering core product capabilities, focusing on high-volume scale, reliability, and security.

You will collaborate across product, frontend, and platform teams to deliver robust, high-performance solutions. The role requires 5+ years of production experience with Python or Go, deep distributed-systems expertise, and strong CS fundamentals.