Senior Backend Engineer, FinTech & Global Payroll

Rippling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

On-site collaboration

Job summary

Rippling, the unified HR, IT, and finance platform, seeks a senior backend engineer to power our global financial products. You will own core services and APIs, ensure high‑volume reliability, and collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate business goals into robust technical solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in production systems with Python or Go, distributed systems expertise, and strong CS fundamentals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience with backend languages (Python/Go).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and data modeling.
• Experience delivering large-scale backend systems with high reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own design and implementation of core backend services and APIs.
• Ensure systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust tech solutions.
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards in backend practices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Go/Python

CS fundamentals

Communication

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

Go

Python

Job description

Rippling, the unified HR, IT, and finance platform, seeks a senior backend engineer to power our global financial products. You will own core services and APIs, ensure high‑volume reliability, and collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate business goals into robust technical solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in production systems with Python or Go, distributed systems expertise, and strong CS fundamentals.