Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) - Scheduling

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) for Scheduling. You’ll build scalable, high-performance backend systems powering critical workforce management features and guide architecture from ideation to production.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and other teams, mentor junior engineers, and shape the future of a fast-growing product suite as part of our international expansion.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in backend development with Python, Django, or similar technologies.
• Frontend experience with React or JavaScript.
• Strong CS fundamentals, algorithms, and system design.

Responsibilities

• Write scalable backend systems powering workforce management products.
• Deliver high-quality features quickly with balance of speed and safety.
• Own architectural decisions across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other teams.
• Mentor and lead junior engineers and promote best practices.
• Shape team culture, structure, and processes as an early member.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Django

React

JavaScript

Algorithms

System design

Product-focused

Entrepreneurial spirit

Tools

Django framework

React library

JavaScript

Job description

Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) - Scheduling

About this position

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.

About the role

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Scheduling team. You’ll build innovative solutions that help businesses around the world manage their workforce, providing visibility into labor cost, forecasting demand, tracking attendance and more. The products we create have a massive impact on how our customers operate at a global scale. Scheduling is a complex product which integrates into various other apps, such as Time & Attendance, Time Off, Forecasting and more. It is a critical flow for hourly employees and sits at the heart of Rippling’s standalone Time product, which is crucial to Rippling’s continued growth.

As a key player in Rippling’s international expansion, you’ll be working on some of our most high-impact products, with major initiatives launching in 2026. This is a chance to shape the future of a rapidly growing product suite, solve complex challenges, and help businesses manage their most valuable asset: their people.

What you will do

• Write Exceptional Code: Build scalable, maintainable, and high-performance backend systems that power critical workforce management products.
• Move Fast, But with Precision: Deliver high-quality features quickly by balancing speed and safety in your code.
• Drive Architecture & Design: Own architectural decisions and guide the full product lifecycle, from ideation to production.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to gather customer feedback and refine the product roadmap.
• Mentor & Lead: Support the growth of junior engineers by sharing your expertise and promoting engineering best practices across the team.
• Shape the Future: As an early member of this team, you’ll have a direct influence on team culture, structure, and processes.

What you will need

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in backend development with expertise in Python, Django, or similar technologies.
• Frontend Knowledge: Experience with React or JavaScript.
• Technical Expertise: Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and system design. You’re comfortable working with systems at scale and can navigate complex technical challenges.
• Product Focused: You’re not just a coder—you care deeply about the end user, product design, and delivering an intuitive, polished experience.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: You thrive in a fast-paced, unstructured environment. You don’t just solve problems—you identify them, own them, and create solutions that have a lasting impact.

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 defined 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.

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is:

189,000 - 315,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)