Staff Software Engineer: AI-Driven Global Payroll

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in Seattle seeks a Staff Software Engineer for Payroll AI to architect global payroll infrastructure and scalable onboarding experiences using AI.

You will help expand into new countries, balance compliance with automated workflows, and work on high-availability backend systems that power payroll across 83 jurisdictions.

This role emphasizes the design of country expansion tooling and deterministic data handling to ensure accuracy and speed in global deployment.

Responsibilities

• Architect for Global Expansion: design platform infrastructure enabling country expansion teams to deploy Rippling Payroll into new international markets with minimal friction.
• AI-Driven Workflows: merge LLMs with deterministic code to build conversational onboarding experiences with high compliance accuracy.
• Deconstruct Complexity: translate complex regulatory payroll frameworks into clean backend systems and user-friendly UX.
• Scale the Platform: own core pieces of a massive transactional system with emphasis on scale, availability, and data integrity.

Job description

Rippling in Seattle seeks a Staff Software Engineer for Payroll AI to architect global payroll infrastructure and scalable onboarding experiences using AI.

You will help expand into new countries, balance compliance with automated workflows, and work on high-availability backend systems that power payroll across 83 jurisdictions.

This role emphasizes the design of country expansion tooling and deterministic data handling to ensure accuracy and speed in global deployment.