Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 362,250; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager for AI Developer Experience to lead the team focused on developer productivity in San Francisco. This strategic role involves leveraging AI to transform workflows and enhance efficiency.

The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in management, and a strong understanding of modern development workflows. Salary range is $207,000 – $362,250 per year.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Experience building developer platforms or engineering productivity systems.
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the engineering team for developer productivity.
• Define Rippling’s strategy for AI-assisted software development.
• Build AI-powered workflows for coding, testing, and debugging.
• Drive adoption of agentic development workflows.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Engineering management experience

Building developer platforms

Understanding CI/CD ecosystems

Large-scale codebases

Applying AI to workflows

Product mindset with developer experience focus

Leading senior engineers

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third‑party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America’s best startup employers by Forbes.

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the Role

Rippling’s Developer Experience organization is responsible for building the tools, workflows, and platforms that enable more than 1,000 engineers to move quickly and safely. As AI fundamentally changes how software is built, we are investing heavily in creating the next generation of engineering productivity systems.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience, you will lead the team responsible for developer productivity across the entire engineering organization, including local development environments, build systems, CI/CD infrastructure, AI‑assisted development workflows, engineering productivity tooling, and the long‑term evolution of how software is built at Rippling.

This is a highly strategic role focused on leveraging AI to transform developer workflows, reduce engineering friction, and accelerate product development across the company.

What You Will Do

• Lead and grow the engineering team responsible for developer productivity and engineering velocity
• Define Rippling’s long‑term strategy for AI‑assisted software development
• Build and scale AI‑powered workflows for coding, testing, debugging, code review, and operational support
• Drive adoption of agentic development workflows across the engineering organization
• Own local development tooling, build systems, and CI/CD platforms
• Lead initiatives to improve developer efficiency, onboarding, and engineering satisfaction
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify productivity bottlenecks and deliver scalable solutions
• Drive the evolution of large‑scale codebase management, build performance, and developer workflows
• Develop engineers and technical leaders while fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation

What You Will Need

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience building developer platforms, internal tools, or engineering productivity systems
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows and CI/CD ecosystems
• Experience with large‑scale codebases, build systems, and developer tooling
• Demonstrated interest or experience applying AI to software engineering workflows
• Strong product mindset with a focus on developer experience and adoption
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, rapidly evolving technical domains
• Experience leading senior engineers, Staff Engineers, and Principal Engineers

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [e-mail].

Rippling highly values having employees working in‑office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office‑based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, is an essential function of the employee’s role.

Pay range: 207,000 – 362,250 USD per year (US San Francisco Bay Area).