Senior Software Engineer — HR Product (Backend/Full‑Stack)

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in San Francisco, CA, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Stack for its HR Product. You will build and improve backend services and user-facing features across the stack, collaborating with product managers and designers to translate complex requirements into high-quality code.

You should have 5+ years of production experience with Python/Django, plus frontend work in React or TypeScript, and a strong sense of product UX.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production Python/Django experience.
• Frontend experience with React or TypeScript.
• Experience operating at large-scale systems.
• Strong product intuition and user-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve both backend capabilities and user-facing features, across the stack.
• Collaborate with PMs and designers to translate requirements into high-quality code.
• Move quickly and confidently, filling gaps where product details aren’t fully defined, learning from user feedback.
• Contribute to building a culture of excellence within product and engineering teams.

Skills

Python

Django

React

TypeScript

CS fundamentals

Algorithms

Strong communication

Job description

Rippling in San Francisco, CA, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Stack for its HR Product. You will build and improve backend services and user-facing features across the stack, collaborating with product managers and designers to translate complex requirements into high-quality code.

You should have 5+ years of production experience with Python/Django, plus frontend work in React or TypeScript, and a strong sense of product UX.