# Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Products

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Salary:** $168k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Python, MongoDB, Kafka, Cdc, Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink, Distributed Databases, Data Lakes, Data Ingestion
**Posted:** 2026-06-23

> Build Rippling's Data Cloud analytics and BI platform, creating ingestion, transformation, lineage, catalog, and visualization systems plus ML/LLM-powered insights. Requires 6+ years backend engineering experience with Python, distributed systems, and big data tools.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Work on distributed processing engines and distributed databases
- Develop high-quality software with attention to detail using tech stacks like Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka
- Leverage big data technologies like Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink and more
- Build custom programming languages within the Rippling Platform
- Create data platforms, data lakes, and data ingestion systems that work at scale
- Design, develop, code, and test software systems, improvements, products, and user-facing experiences
- Work alongside software architects and senior developers doing state-of-the-art development work
- Contribute to product design and implementation discussions
- Find and build unique solutions to implement projects from the idea phase to production

## What You'll Need
- 6+ years experience in backend engineering roles
- Experience writing testable and performant backend code
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Experience mentoring less-experienced developers
- Ability to thrive in an environment that grants you a lot of autonomy to explore creative solutions

## Additional Information
This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity.

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