Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable, Secure Systems + Equity

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 278,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

In-office work

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the IT Product team in San Francisco. You will own design and implementation of core backend services and APIs powering devices, apps, and IAM for the employee lifecycle.

You’ll work with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high‑performing solutions, mentor engineers, and raise technical standards across the team. 5+ years of backend experience required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend experience in production systems.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and data modeling.
• Experience with relational databases and performance tuning.
• Strong communication with tech and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs.
• Ensure systems scale, are reliable, and secure.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate goals into robust solutions.
• Elevate technical standards, review code and design, and mentor engineers.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Relational databases

Communication

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the IT Product team in San Francisco. You will own design and implementation of core backend services and APIs powering devices, apps, and IAM for the employee lifecycle.

You’ll work with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high‑performing solutions, mentor engineers, and raise technical standards across the team. 5+ years of backend experience required.