# Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $189k – $315k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, Django, Backend Engineering, System Design, Scalable Systems, Computer Science Fundamentals, LLMs, Rules Engine, Technical Leadership, Mentorship, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2026-07-08

> Lead the design and architecture of Rippling's Time Off products as a technical leader. Build scalable global systems including an accruals rules engine, mentor engineers, and partner with PM on product vision for 4-5x user growth. Requires 7+ years backend experience with Python/Django and strong system design skills.

## Job Description

## What you will do
- Build & Innovate: Write scalable code while driving the architecture of our most critical products. Play a key role in defining the technical vision and ensuring the quality of the solutions we ship.
- Set the Bar for Engineering Excellence: Set the standards for high-quality software. Help the team move quickly without sacrificing reliability or security, ensuring that Rippling’s products remain fast, efficient, and reliable at scale.
- Lead Design & Architecture: Own and guide the technical design of new features, ensuring they’re both innovative and aligned with the company’s long-term goals. Collaborate with engineers across teams to ensure we’re solving the right problems.
- Mentor & Elevate the Team: Guide and mentor junior engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally. Lead by example in delivering results and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other teams to prioritize and refine our product roadmap. Use deep technical knowledge to turn customer feedback into robust, high-quality engineering solutions.

## What you will need
- **Experience**: A minimum 7 years of hands-on backend engineering experience using Python, Django, or similar technologies in building production-grade systems.
- **Deep Technical Expertise**: Strong computer science fundamentals with experience designing and optimizing complex systems that operate at scale. Comfortable solving technical challenges at both the micro and macro levels.
- **Product-Oriented Mindset**: Understand the product, user experience, and design. Quick to spot opportunities for improvement and take initiative to make those changes.
- **Entrepreneurial Spirit**: Thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and are driven to identify and solve big, impactful problems. Ability to adapt and innovate to navigate complex technical and organizational challenges.
- **Leadership**: Led technical design discussions and collaborated cross-functionally to build robust, scalable systems. Act as a mentor, a collaborator, and a leader who elevates the entire team.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience designing systems that scale to global legal jurisdictions.
- Experience building auditable and explainable rules engines, including use of LLMs.
- Experience collaborating with data infrastructure teams for large-scale growth.

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