Senior Staff Platform Engineer - AI & Core Systems (Equity)

Rippling; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to shape the future of its core platform and AI infrastructure. You will architect foundational systems that connect data, workflows, identities, and permissions across HR, IT, and Finance, influencing hundreds of engineers and multiple products.

You will lead high-impact, distributed systems initiatives, set technical direction, and mentor teams to raise the engineering bar. Join a rapidly growing org delivering scalable, secure enterprise solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience at the Staff or Senior Staff level.
• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong architectural judgment and a track record of leading complex initiatives across large teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical leader within Rippling's engineering organization.
• Define and drive the long-term architecture of core platform systems that power dozens of products and hundreds of engineers.
• Design highly scalable, reliable, and extensible distributed systems that serve as foundational building blocks across the company.
• Lead large, cross-organizational initiatives spanning multiple teams, products, and domains.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into elegant, durable technical solutions.
• Drive architectural decisions that influence the future evolution of Rippling's Business Operating System.
• Partner with senior engineering leaders to shape platform strategy and direction.
• Build infrastructure enabling AI systems to securely interact with live data, workflows, permissions, and operations.
• Develop core platform primitives to accelerate product development across the company.
• Raise the engineering bar through mentorship, reviews, and operational excellence.
• Act as the DRI for critical technical initiatives.
• Help define how platform infrastructure evolves to support intelligent software systems.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

System design

Leadership

Python/Go/Java

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to shape the future of its core platform and AI infrastructure. You will architect foundational systems that connect data, workflows, identities, and permissions across HR, IT, and Finance, influencing hundreds of engineers and multiple products.

You will lead high-impact, distributed systems initiatives, set technical direction, and mentor teams to raise the engineering bar. Join a rapidly growing org delivering scalable, secure enterprise solutions.