Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable Distributed Systems (Python/Go)

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Rippling in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a backend engineer to own design and implementation of core services and APIs powering product capabilities. You will build high-volume, secure systems and collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams.

The role requires 5+ years in production backend development with Python or Go, distributed systems experience, and strong communication. Rippling offers a competitive salary, benefits, and equity, with in-office work three days a week within the

Qualifications

• 5+ years in production backend development with Python/Go.
• Distributed systems experience and relational database optimization.
• Strong communication with cross-functional teams.

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.
• Mentor engineers on backend best practices and elevate technical standards.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems

CS fundamentals

Communication

Job description

Rippling in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a backend engineer to own design and implementation of core services and APIs powering product capabilities. You will build high-volume, secure systems and collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams.

The role requires 5+ years in production backend development with Python or Go, distributed systems experience, and strong communication. Rippling offers a competitive salary, benefits, and equity, with in-office work three days a week within the