Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Products

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Products in Seattle. You will build end-to-end analytics and data platforms, ingesting and transforming data at scale while exploring ML/LLMs for insights.

You will work with Python, MongoDB, Kafka, and big data stacks like Aurora, Trino, Presto, and Flink. Strong backend ownership and collaborative design are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Ability to write testable, performant backend code.
• Experience mentoring less-experienced developers.
• Comfort with autonomous, exploratory work in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Work on distributed processing engines and databases.
• Develop high-quality software using Python, MongoDB, CDC and Kafka.
• Leverage big data tech like Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg and Flink.
• Build data platforms, data lakes, and ingestion systems at scale.
• Design, develop, code, and test systems and user-facing experiences.
• Collaborate with architects and senior developers on state-of-the-art work.
• Contribute to product design and implementation discussions.
• Find unique solutions from idea to production.

Skills

Backend engineering

Testable code

Mentoring

Autonomy

Tools

Python

MongoDB

Kafka

Aurora

Trino

Presto

Iceberg

Flink

CDC

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Products

Rippling Seattle, Washington, United States

About this position

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of 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

The Data Cloud team is building an end-to-end analytics and business intelligence system for our customers and will replace their need for Data Lakes, Data Warehouses and data pipelines. We are building systems for ingestion, transformation, lineage, data catalogs and visualization. Most companies cobble together data pipelines from Fivetran, Airbyte, Airflow, DBT, Snowflake, DataBricks, Kafka and a host of other technologies. Rippling is in the unique position of being the source of the vast majority of this data, hence we can provide an all encompassing solution out of the box.

In addition, we are exploring the use of ML and LLMs to provide automated insight generation and conversational experiences to allow data consumers to have a virtual data scientist as their analytics copilot.

What You'll Do

• Work on distributed processing engines and distributed databases
• Develop high-quality software with attention to detail using tech stacks like Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka
• Leverage big data technologies like Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink and more.
• Build custom programming languages within the Rippling Platform
• Create data platforms, data lakes, and data ingestion systems that work at scale
• Design, develop, code, and test software systems, improvements, products, and user-facing experiences
• Work alongside software architects and senior developers doing state-of-the-art development work
• Contribute to product design and implementation discussions
• Find and build unique solutions to implement projects from the idea phase to production

What You'll Need

• 6+ years experience in backend engineering roles
• Experience writing testable and performant backend code
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience mentoring less-experienced developers
• Ability to thrive in an environment that grants you a lot of autonomy to explore creative solutions

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), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here .

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is:
168,000 - 280,000 USD per year(US San Francisco Bay Area)
168,000 - 280,000 USD per year(US Tier 1)