Software Engineer II, Backend - Platform Team

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a backend engineer to design and implement reliable services and APIs that power core product features at scale. You will own the full development lifecycle from implementation and testing to deployment and production monitoring.

Candidates should have 2+ years of backend experience with Python or Go and strong PostgreSQL knowledge, with the ability to communicate complex technical ideas in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend experience with Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Strong proficiency in relational databases like PostgreSQL.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

API Design

Data Modeling

Event Modeling

Service Performance Optimization

Relational Databases

Technical Communication

Job description

Design and implement reliable backend services and APIs to power core product features and business logic at scale. Own the full development lifecycle from implementation and testing to deployment and production monitoring.

Requirements

Requires 2+ years of professional backend experience with Python, Go, or similar languages and strong proficiency in relational databases like PostgreSQL. Candidates must be able to communicate complex technical ideas and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key Skills

• Backend Engineering
• Python
• Go
• PostgreSQL
• API Design
• Data Modeling
• Event Modeling
• Service Performance Optimization
• Relational Databases
• Technical Communication

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits
• Equity