# Staff Software Engineer - Spend Platform

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Distributed Systems, Backend Development
**Posted:** 2026-03-26

> Builds scalable backend platform for spend management, unifying corporate cards, reimbursements, procurement, and bill pay with real-time policy enforcement. Requires 8+ years backend/distributed systems experience, high agency, and proficiency in modern languages like Python/Go/Java.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Craft exceptional platform solutions benefiting multiple teams for seamless user experience.
- Hands-on technical architecture, liaison between product/engineering leadership and technical workstreams.
- Tackle complex engineering challenges with ingenious solutions.
- Own projects, make impactful decisions, drive implementation.
- Lead and mentor talented engineers in Spend Management.
- Contribute to Rippling's newest influential product.

## Requirements
- 8+ years professional software engineering, strong backend and distributed systems track record.
- Design large-scale, fault-tolerant systems; understand consistency/availability trade-offs.
- High agency: thrive in ambiguity, identify problems, scope and execute solutions.
- Domain agility: quickly master treasury/money movement.
- Deep proficiency modern backend language (**Python**, **Go**, **Java**) + complex data modeling (**SQL**/**NoSQL**).

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