Staff Software Engineer
Build an end-to-end analytics and business intelligence Data Cloud platform at Rippling, replacing customer data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines with integrated ingestion, transformation, lineage, catalogs, and visualization. Develop large-scale data systems using Python, Trino, Iceberg and Temporal; explore ML/LLMs for automated insights.
About the job
What You'll Do
- Develop high-quality software with attention to detail using tech stacks like Python, Apache Trino, Iceberg, Temporal.
- Create Data visualization and query processing products used at large scale.
- Create data platforms, data lakes, and data ingestion systems that work at scale.
- Have clear ownership of one or many products, APIs or platform spaces.
- Build and grow your engineering skills in different challenging areas and solve hard technical problems.
- Influence architecture, technology selections, and trends of the whole company.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in software development, preferably in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Solid understanding of CS fundamentals, architectures, and design patterns.
- Proven track record in building large-scale applications, APIs, and developer tools.
- Excellent at cross-functional collaboration, able to articulate technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- You thrive in a product-focused environment and are passionate about making an impact on customer experience.
Bonus Points
- Contributing to open-source projects (Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Spark, Hive, Flink, Delta Lake, Presto, Trino, Avro).
Skills
Python, Apache Trino, Iceberg, Temporal, Data Visualization, Query Processing, Data Platforms, Data Lakes, Data Ingestion, Large-Scale Systems, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Spark, Hive, Flink
Similar jobs
Data Engineering jobs
Rippling
San Francisco, CABuild and scale data ingestion platforms, pipelines, APIs, and processing products that move billions of rows across a multi-tenant system. The role requires 8+ years of software development experience and strong expertise in large-scale application architecture.
Databricks
New York, NY
Leads large-scale advertising data ingestion, measurement, and agentic workflow systems, combining deep ad-tech expertise with production LLM experience. Requires 10+ years of engineering experience and technical and people leadership in complex enterprise environments.
Webflow
United States
Staff Data Engineer leading data platform initiatives across batch, streaming, real-time pipelines, data lake infrastructure, governance, and privacy. Requires 5+ years of data engineering experience, strong Spark and distributed processing expertise, and the ability to lead complex production systems.
IntusCare
United States
Staff-level engineer responsible for the technical direction, reliability, and evolution of a cloud ELT platform supporting healthcare data products. The role requires 7+ years of software or data engineering experience, deep SQL/Python and modern data-platform expertise, and strong architectural and mentoring leadership.
Rula
United States
Leads organization-wide Snowflake migration, Medallion architecture, warehouse optimization, and CI/CD quality controls while partnering with executives on data strategy. The role requires 6+ years in analytics or data engineering, expert SQL, production dbt experience, and strong architectural judgment.