# Staff Software Engineer - Tax Platform

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, System Architecture, Software Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Testing, Operational Excellence, Auditability, Tax Platforms, Payroll Systems
**Posted:** 2026-03-19

> Leads the technical strategy and architecture of Rippling’s tax platform, designing highly reliable distributed systems for global payroll calculations and filings. The role requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, deep object-oriented programming expertise, and a record of influencing technical decisions across teams.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead architecture for mission-critical systems handling billions in tax calculations and make decisions that support 50% year-over-year growth.
- Drive initiatives with function-wide visibility, shape roadmaps, and influence company strategy.
- Define and champion engineering standards across teams and establish scalable engineering patterns.
- Design systems for auditability, correctness, reliability, graceful degradation, and operational excellence.
- Address architectural challenges involved in processing millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries and 4,000+ jurisdictions.
- Serve as the technical voice in cross-functional decisions and translate business needs into technical strategy.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
- Proven ability to architect large-scale distributed systems with high reliability requirements.
- Deep expertise in an object-oriented programming language and experience designing systems that other engineers build on.
- Track record of driving technical strategy and influencing decisions across multiple teams.
- Strong ownership mindset, following problems from identification through resolution.
- Rigorous engineering practices focused on correctness, testing, and operational excellence.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to represent engineering to leadership and stakeholders.

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