Staff Backend Engineer: Time & Attendance, AI-Driven Scale

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Time and Attendance team within Workforce Management. You will own architecture, build scalable backend systems, and mentor engineers on a fast-moving team that impacts customers globally.

You will ship high-quality features rapidly, collaborate across product and design, and shape team culture and processes as an early member of this growing unit. Strong backend, architecture, and AI tool experience are valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience
• Frontend knowledge with React or JavaScript is a plus
• Strong CS fundamentals, algorithms, and system design including async patterns and data sharding

Responsibilities

• Write scalable, high-performance backend systems powering critical workforce management products.
• Drive architecture and design, owning the full product lifecycle from ideation to production.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to refine the roadmap and deliver features quickly with quality.

Skills

Backend development

System design

Async patterns

Caching strategies

Event-driven architecture

React

Tools

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Time and Attendance team within Workforce Management. You will own architecture, build scalable backend systems, and mentor engineers on a fast-moving team that impacts customers globally.

You will ship high-quality features rapidly, collaborate across product and design, and shape team culture and processes as an early member of this growing unit. Strong backend, architecture, and AI tool experience are valued.