Senior Platform Engineer: Core Infrastructure for Global Scale

Rippling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Rippling is hiring for a Platform Engineer to build and scale core platform infrastructure and shared services that power HR, IT, and Finance. You will influence architecture, collaborate with engineers, and lead critical projects to deliver reliable, secure systems at scale.

We value 5+ years of hands-on experience with distributed systems, strong communication across product and design teams, and a passion for solving hard technical problems in a fast-growing, in-office driven culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building core platform infrastructure for distributed systems.
• Experience operating at large scale in technical and organizational contexts.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive design, implementation, and evolution of core platform infrastructure and shared services.
• Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale core platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineers across the organization to adopt components and evolve products.
• Influence architecture and technology choices across the company.
• Grow engineering skills and solve challenging technical problems.

Skills

Distributed systems

Platform infrastructure

Cross-functional comms

Job description

Rippling is hiring for a Platform Engineer to build and scale core platform infrastructure and shared services that power HR, IT, and Finance. You will influence architecture, collaborate with engineers, and lead critical projects to deliver reliable, secure systems at scale.

We value 5+ years of hands-on experience with distributed systems, strong communication across product and design teams, and a passion for solving hard technical problems in a fast-growing, in-office driven culture.