Senior Director of Engineering — Fintech & Scale

Rippling; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Rippling is building a unified platform to manage people, operations, and finances. We seek a Senior Director of Engineering for our Spend organization to shape technical strategy, scale teams, and deliver innovative fintech products.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor leaders, and drive cross-functional collaboration with product and design to create exceptional customer experiences. You will help build scalable systems, balance platform investments with rapid product development,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including leading and scaling engineering organizations.
• Proven track record delivering complex, customer-facing products at scale, ideally in fintech or enterprise SaaS.
• Experience leading multiple engineering teams and developing engineering managers and senior leaders.
• Strong technical depth; able to engage in architectural discussions and guide teams through complex problems.
• Demonstrated success partnering with product and business leaders to translate product visions into scalable technical strategies.
• Experience operating in high-growth environments with bias toward action and ownership.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills to influence across organizations and align teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the engineering vision, strategy, and execution for a portfolio of financial technology products.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams with a culture of excellence and ownership.
• Partner with Product, Design, and cross-functional leadership to define strategy and deliver strong customer experiences.
• Lead architectural decisions across highly scalable systems balancing long-term platform investments with rapid product iteration.
• Establish engineering practices and structures that ensure reliability, security, and quality at scale.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, and emerging tech in financial operations.
• Mentor and develop engineering leaders to build a strong leadership bench.
• Navigate ambiguity and drive execution across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Scale engineering orgs

Fintech domain

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural depth

Product alignment

Job description

Rippling is building a unified platform to manage people, operations, and finances. We seek a Senior Director of Engineering for our Spend organization to shape technical strategy, scale teams, and deliver innovative fintech products.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor leaders, and drive cross-functional collaboration with product and design to create exceptional customer experiences. You will help build scalable systems, balance platform investments with rapid product development,