# Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $159k – $278k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Distributed Systems, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Performance Optimization, Cs Fundamentals, Algorithms
**Posted:** 2025-11-13

> Own design and implementation of core backend services and APIs for high-scale, reliable systems. Requires 5+ years building production backend services in Python or Go with distributed systems expertise.

## Job Description

## What you will do
- Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power critical product capabilities and complex business logic.
- Ensure all systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security, making strategic decisions about infrastructure and data integrity.
- Work seamlessly with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance technical solutions.
- Elevate the team's technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers on backend best practices.

## What you will need
- 5+ years of experience in a production environment using Python, Go, or a similar high-scale backend language.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, data modeling, and performance optimization of relational databases.
- Experience with systems operating at a significant technical and organizational scale.
- Strong understanding of CS/algorithms fundamentals and experience with complex project delivery.
- Exceptional communication skills with technical and cross-functional stakeholders.

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