Senior Director of Engineering, FinTech Scale & Leadership

Rippling; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is building a unified platform that brings together the systems businesses rely on to manage their people, operations, and finances. We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to shape the next phase of growth for the Spend organization, a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of fintech, enterprise SaaS, and large-scale distributed systems.

You will define technical strategy, scale engineering teams, and deliver products that solve complex problems for businesses of all

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading and scaling engineering organizations.
• Proven track record delivering complex, customer-facing products at scale, ideally fintech or enterprise SaaS.
• Experience leading multiple engineering teams and developing managers/senior technical leaders.
• Strong technical depth and ability to drive architectural decisions.
• Experience partnering with Product and business leaders to translate vision into scalable strategies.
• Bias toward action, ownership, and execution in high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive the engineering vision, strategy, and execution for a growing portfolio of fintech products.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams with a culture of ownership and excellence.
• Partner with Product, Design, and cross-functional leadership to define product strategy and priorities.
• Lead architectural and technical decisions across large-scale distributed systems.
• Establish engineering practices and structures enabling speed with reliability, security, and quality.
• Identify opportunities to use automation, AI, and new technologies in financial operations.
• Mentor and develop engineering leaders to grow leadership depth as the company scales.
• Navigate ambiguity and drive execution across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Fintech domain

Engineering management

Cross-functional collaboration

High-growth environment

Job description

Rippling is building a unified platform that brings together the systems businesses rely on to manage their people, operations, and finances. We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to shape the next phase of growth for the Spend organization, a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of fintech, enterprise SaaS, and large-scale distributed systems.

You will define technical strategy, scale engineering teams, and deliver products that solve complex problems for businesses of all