Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable, Secure IT Platform

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

Job summary

Rippling is seeking an experienced backend engineer to own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power our product capabilities. You will build for high-volume scale, reliability, and security while collaborating with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance solutions.

The IT Product Engineering team unifies HR, IT, and security within Rippling's platform, enabling device management, app provisioning, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in production backend engineering.
• Experience with Python or Go.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Own backend services and APIs powering core product capabilities.
• Ensure systems scale, reliable, and secure.
• 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

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Relational databases

Job description

Rippling is seeking an experienced backend engineer to own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power our product capabilities. You will build for high-volume scale, reliability, and security while collaborating with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance solutions.

The IT Product Engineering team unifies HR, IT, and security within Rippling's platform, enabling device management, app provisioning, and