Software Engineer II, Backend - HR Product

Rippling (Netherlands); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and test scalable services powering our HR platform. You will work across API design, data modeling, and performance optimization in a fast-paced team.

Candidates should have 2+ years in backend development, preferably with Python or Go, and solid PostgreSQL skills. Strong communication helps you collaborate with cross-functional partners across HR, compliance, and engineering.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Python, Go, or similar language; strong PostgreSQL.
• Clear communication for collaboration with peers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test backend services and APIs at scale.
• Work across API design, data modeling, event modeling, and performance optimization.
• Own the development lifecycle from implementation to deployment and production support.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python/Go

PostgreSQL

Communication

Fast-paced

Job description

About the HR Product Team

The HR Product Engineering team is the foundational layer of Rippling's unified workforce management system. Our mission is to build seamless, global, and compliant systems that power the entire employee lifecycle, from hire to retire.

We operate at the critical intersection of HR, compliance, and enterprise software. Our products manage the most sensitive and essential aspects of a company's relationship with its people, requiring us to solve complex problems related to scale, data security, and multi-product integration.

What We Build

The team is composed of high-impact squads focused on four core domains:

• HRIS (Human Resources Information System): Building the core employee record, organizational structure, and workflows that serve as the single source of truth for all other Rippling products.
• Time: Developing accurate, scalable, and globally compliant Time & Attendance systems, including clocking, time-off accrual, and scheduling, ensuring employees are paid correctly and legally.
• Benefits: Creating and maintaining the marketplace and administration tools for health, retirement, and other employee benefits, handling complex enrollment, eligibility, and provider integrations.
• Talent: Designing products that manage employee growth, performance, and learning, helping companies develop and retain their workforce effectively.

What you will do

Design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs that power core product features and business logic at scale.

Work across key technical domains, including API design, data modeling, event modeling, and optimizing service performance.

Own the development lifecycle for defined features, from implementation and testing to deployment, monitoring, and support in a production environment.

Effectively integrate into cross-functional teams, contribute to technical discovery, and rapidly learn from code and system feedback.

What you will need

2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, preferably with Python, Go, or a similar production language, and strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).

Care about business impact, balancing technical craft with speed and the bottom line to deliver value quickly.

Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, demonstrating resilience and agility in the face of changing product needs.

Excellent skills in communicating complex technical ideas with clarity to enable effective collaboration with peers and stakeholders.

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 40 mile 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.

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.