# Senior Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Python, Django, React, Computer Science, Design Patterns, Product Development, Project Management, On-Call Support
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> Senior backend engineer responsible for building and scaling global payroll platform functionality, rearchitecting core components, and delivering reliable products. The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience, strong technical fundamentals, project ownership, product judgment, and cross-functional communication.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Partner with design and product management leaders to shape and drive the team’s vision, strategy, and roadmap while balancing platform and product perspectives.
- Implement maintainable, high-quality, reliable solutions that scale with business growth.
- Own and drive initiatives, creating product functionality from the ground up and rearchitecting platform components for scale.
- Mentor other engineers and support their professional growth.
- Build and operationalize tools, monitors, and processes to raise engineering excellence across the organization.
- Participate in an on-call rotation for customer and production support.

## Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Ability to own and deliver projects, transforming product specifications into successful releases.
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and modern design patterns.
- Experience managing the complete project lifecycle, from complex ideas through successful launches.
- Strong product sense and commitment to exceptional customer experiences.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate across diverse functional teams.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with Python.
- Experience with Django.
- Experience with React.

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