Senior Staff Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Core Systems

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer to shape the architecture of its core platform and AI infrastructure. You will influence the design of distributed systems that power HR, IT, and Finance workloads, collaborating with multiple engineering teams and executives.

You will lead foundational work on live data interaction, permissions, and workflows, ensuring safe, scalable, and observable systems across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with Staff or Senior Staff level in distributed systems.
• Experience building and operating large-scale backend services and platform infrastructure.
• Strong architectural judgment and track record of delivering scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term architecture of core platform systems that power dozens of products.
• Design scalable, reliable distributed systems powering AI-enabled experiences.
• Lead large cross-functional initiatives across teams and domains.
• Translate business needs into durable technical solutions and architecture decisions.
• Mentor engineers and influence platform strategy and direction.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

Python/Go/Java

Job description

Rippling is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer to shape the architecture of its core platform and AI infrastructure. You will influence the design of distributed systems that power HR, IT, and Finance workloads, collaborating with multiple engineering teams and executives.

You will lead foundational work on live data interaction, permissions, and workflows, ensuring safe, scalable, and observable systems across the organization.