# Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $189k – $315k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Python, AWS, Go, Java, Django, React, Distributed Systems, API Design, Data Modeling, ETL
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Build and lead architecture for Rippling's Global Benefits Marketplace and Benefits Platform, driving 0-to-1 projects, scalability, AI-assisted development, and cross-functional alignment in a complex multi-sided benefits ecosystem.

## Job Description

## What you will do
- Drive Architecture & Design: Work on 0-to-1 projects as well as enhance existing system scalability, maintainability, and expandability by designing and developing high-quality software products, leading architectural decisions, and managing the full product delivery lifecycle.
- Design for the Long-Term, Execute for the Short-Term: Deal with ambiguity, propose and drive alignment around long-term scalable solutions. Then find ways to move fast in the short term, incrementally moving toward the target state.
- Innovate Across Domains: Engage in API design, event modeling, data modeling, ETL, and the development of business logic and customer-facing features with an emphasis on innovation and excellence.
- Collaborate and Lead: Work closely with cross-functional teams, integrating customer feedback into the engineering roadmap. Use data (not ego) to support technical discussions.
- Mentor and Inspire: Uplevel the team, promoting engineering excellence and a culture of continuous learning. Lead by example and advocate for best practices in both development and collaboration.
- Champion AI-Driven Development: Lead the team's adoption of modern AI development tools and practices, coaching engineers on effective usage, shaping workflows around AI-assisted engineering.

## What you will need
- Extensive Experience: +8 years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions. 3+ years of experience operating as a senior technical leader on multi-team/system initiatives.
- Platform Development Expertise: Demonstrated experience building and scaling large-scale platforms for web and mobile applications in complex and ambiguous problem spaces.
- Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in distributed systems development using Python and AWS. Experience with Golang, Java, Django, or React is a plus.
- Solid Computer Science Foundations: Ability to tackle challenging and ambiguous technical problems, backed by strong computer science fundamentals.
- Product Ownership: A high sense of ownership with the ability to drive initiatives through the finish line, even when they cross team boundaries. Quick to learn and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Driving Alignment: Comfortably challenge assumptions, providing data-driven pushback, and aligning diverse stakeholders around a clear plan.
- Customer-Driven Mindset: Passionate about delivering customer-centric solutions, where creating meaningful value and impact is a top priority.

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