Staff Software Engineer - Spend Platform

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking an experienced software leader to drive Spend Management platform architecture and deliver scalable backend systems. You will design and own large-scale, fault-tolerant services while mentoring a team of engineers across Spend Management.

You will work closely with product and leadership to shape technical direction, navigate ambiguity, and accelerate delivery in a fast-growing fintech environment with a strong focus on data modeling and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing large-scale, fault-tolerant systems.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and own projects.
• Domain knowledge of treasury and money movement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Craft platform solutions benefiting multiple teams to create a seamless user experience.
• Be hands-on in technical architecture and liaise between product and engineering leadership.
• Tackle complex engineering challenges and devise inventive solutions.
• Own projects and drive their successful implementation.
• Mentor engineers across Spend Management.
• Contribute to ongoing development of Rippling Spend Management.

Skills

Backend dev

Distributed systems

Architectural design

Go/Python/Java

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

About the role:

We build the system that gives companies real time visibility and control over every dollar they spend. Rippling Spend unifies corporate cards, reimbursements, procurement, bill pay, and travel into a single workflow that connects directly to accounting and payroll. Unlike point solutions that reconcile after the fact, we enforce policy, approvals, and accounting in real time. That lets finance teams operate proactively, and it creates a hard systems problem across payments, data consistency, permissions, and scale. If you like building deeply integrated platforms that replace fragmented tooling, this is the work

What you will do:

• Craft exceptional platform solutions that will benefit multiple teams to create a seamless user experience.
• Be hands-on in technical architecture and be the liaison between between product leadership, engineering leadership, and technical workstreams
• Tackle complex engineering challenges, leveraging your expertise to devise ingenious solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible.
• Assume clear ownership of your projects, empowering you to make impactful decisions and drive their successful implementation.
• Play a pivotal role in leading and mentoring highly talented engineers across Spend Management.
• Immerse yourself in one of Rippling's newest and most influential products, becoming a true authority and contributing to its ongoing development.

What you will need:

• Experience: 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record in backend development and distributed systems.
• Architecture: Proven ability to design large-scale, fault-tolerant systems from scratch. You understand the trade-offs between consistency and availability and know when "eventual consistency" is not enough.
• High Agency: You thrive in ambiguity. You don't wait for a ticket to be assigned; you identify the business problem, scope the technical solution, and execute.
• Domain Agility: You have the intellectual curiosity to master the complex domain of treasury and money movement in a matter of days, even if you don't have a background in it.
• Tech Stack: Deep proficiency in a modern backend language (Python, Go, Java, etc.) plus experience with complex data modeling (SQL/NoSQL)

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.