Senior Backend & Full‑Stack Engineer, Data Cloud

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Stack for the Data Cloud team in San Francisco. You will build and extend both backend services and user‑facing features, shaping data‑driven products that power HR, IT, and Finance workflows.

You will collaborate with PMs and designers to translate complex requirements into high‑quality code, shipping scalable solutions while adopting best practices and learning from user feedback.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience with Python/Django.
• Frontend experience with React/TypeScript.
• Experience at scale systems.
• Strong product intuition and design focus.
• Experience shipping complex projects.
• CS/algorithms fundamentals.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve both product backend capabilities and user‑facing features, working across the stack to make them shine.
• Collaborate closely with PMs and designers to translate complex product requirements and visual designs into responsive, high‑quality code.
• Move quickly and confidently, making smart decisions to fill in the gaps where product details aren’t fully defined—always learning from user feedback.
• Play an active role in building a culture of excellence within our product and engineering teams.

Skills

Python

Django

React

TypeScript

CS fundamentals

Algorithms

Communication

Product intuition

Tools

RQL

Job description

Rippling is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Stack for the Data Cloud team in San Francisco. You will build and extend both backend services and user‑facing features, shaping data‑driven products that power HR, IT, and Finance workflows.

You will collaborate with PMs and designers to translate complex requirements into high‑quality code, shipping scalable solutions while adopting best practices and learning from user feedback.