# Senior Engineering Manager - Accounting Platform

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** AI, System Architecture, Production Debugging, Code Review, Root Cause Analysis, Platform Engineering, Roadmapping, Milestone Planning, People Management, Accounting Systems
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Leads the Accounting Platform engineering organization, driving scalable financial systems, operational reliability, product delivery, and technical architecture. Requires 12–15 years of total experience, including at least five years managing engineering teams and two years managing managers.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the Accounting Platform engineering organization and establish clear ownership, staffing, and team direction.
- Define and scope product functionality for global accounting systems.
- Lead initiatives across the full development lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, deployment, scale, accuracy, and performance.
- Read code, debug production issues, review architecture, and identify root causes in complex systems.
- Drive high-toil, operationally demanding systems toward stability and autonomy by addressing systemic issues.
- Build and operate scalable platform systems end to end while owning technical architecture and product outcomes.
- Collaborate with Payroll, Compliance, Spend Engineering, and global stakeholders.
- Set roadmaps, define milestones, and deliver in high-ambiguity environments.
- Lead and develop engineering managers and senior engineers.

## Requirements
- 12–15 years of total professional experience across individual contributor and managerial roles.
- At least 5 years of engineering management experience, including 2+ years managing managers.
- 7–8 years of individual contributor experience.
- Strong technical depth, including production debugging, code review, architecture review, and root-cause analysis.
- Experience transforming operationally demanding systems into stable, autonomous platforms.
- Hands-on experience building scalable platform systems end to end.
- Strong execution, roadmap planning, milestone definition, and delivery skills.
- Excellent communication across distributed teams and with non-engineering stakeholders.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience in accounting, payroll, fintech, or high-correctness financial systems.
- Experience with AI-driven solutions and modern engineering practices.
- Experience supporting global systems, multiple countries, integrations, and accounting standards.

## Compensation and Benefits
- No compensation information provided.

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