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RipplingRipplingSan Francisco, CA

Staff Software Engineer - Core Experience

Builds backend systems powering onboarding, self-serve purchasing, and shared platform primitives for Rippling's Core Experience team. Requires 8+ years backend experience, systems thinking for scale, and full-stack ownership in Python/Go/Java with SQL/NoSQL.

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Hybrid8+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

What you will do

  • Design and build backend systems that power Core Experience's highest-leverage surfaces: onboarding flows, self-serve purchasing, and the shared platform primitives other product teams rely on
  • Take technical ownership end-to-end, from schema design and API contracts to performance, reliability, and observability in production
  • Work directly with product and design to shape how features get built, not just implement what's handed to you
  • Build for scale and reuse: the systems you design will be consumed by other engineering teams across Rippling, so correctness, documentation, and thoughtful abstraction matter

About you

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering, with a strong track record in backend systems
  • Systems thinking: You design for scale, fault tolerance, and correctness from the start. You understand the trade-offs between consistency and availability, and you know when simple is the right answer and when it isn't
  • Full-stack range: You're backend-leaning but comfortable owning a feature end-to-end
  • High agency: You identify the problem before you're asked, scope a solution, and execute. You don't need a well-defined ticket to make progress
  • Platform instinct: You think about your work as infrastructure others will build on, and you write code and design APIs accordingly
  • Tech stack: Deep proficiency in a modern backend language (Python, Go, Java, etc.) and strong data modeling skills across SQL and NoSQL

Skills

PythonGoJavaSQLNoSQLBackend SystemsAPI DesignData ModelingObservability
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