# Senior Software Engineer, Backend - HR Product

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Distributed Systems, Relational Databases, APIs, Data Modeling, Performance Optimization, Algorithms
**Posted:** 2025-11-13

> Designs and implements core backend services and APIs for HR product features like HRIS, time tracking, benefits, and talent management. Requires 5+ years in Python/Go, distributed systems, and relational databases expertise at scale.

## Job Description

## What you will do
- Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power critical product capabilities and complex business logic.
- Ensure all systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security, making strategic decisions about infrastructure and data integrity.
- Work seamlessly with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance technical solutions.
- Elevate the team's technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers on backend best practices.

## What you will need
- 5+ years of experience in a production environment using **Python**, **Go**, or a similar high-scale backend language.
- Deep expertise in **distributed systems architecture**, **data modeling**, and performance optimization of **relational databases**.
- You have seen and contributed to systems operating at a significant technical and organizational scale.
- Strong understanding of **CS/algorithms** fundamentals and experience with complex project delivery.
- Exceptional communication skills with technical and cross-functional stakeholders.

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