Senior Manager, AI-Powered Developer Experience

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Office-based collaboration

Job summary

Rippling in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience to lead the team building developer productivity tools and AI-assisted workflows. You will guide local development, build systems, CI/CD and scalable engineering practices to accelerate product development.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape AI strategy for software delivery, and drive adoption of new developer workflows across the organization in a fast-evolving tech landscape.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

Developer platforms

CI/CD

AI in software

Product mindset

Team leadership

Ambiguity handling

Senior leadership

Job description

Rippling in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience to lead the team building developer productivity tools and AI-assisted workflows. You will guide local development, build systems, CI/CD and scalable engineering practices to accelerate product development.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape AI strategy for software delivery, and drive adoption of new developer workflows across the organization in a fast-evolving tech landscape.