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Senior Engineering Manager, Object Platform

198k – 347kSan Francisco, CASeattle, WAHybrid8+ YOE
Summary

Lead a team building foundational platform infrastructure including object modeling, schema frameworks, query systems, and developer tooling. Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience and 4+ years of engineering management experience.

About the role

What you will do

  • Lead and grow a high-performing team responsible for foundational platform infrastructure used across every Rippling product
  • Define the technical strategy and roadmap for core platform capabilities including object modeling, schema frameworks, query systems, metadata services, and developer tooling
  • Drive the evolution of Universal Objects, the framework that powers transactional data across Rippling
  • Partner closely with engineering leaders across the company to build platform capabilities that unlock leverage for hundreds of engineers
  • Deliver scalable, reliable, and highly performant systems that serve as the foundation for workflows, reporting, approvals, automation, integrations, and application development
  • Improve developer productivity through investments in platform abstractions, APIs, tooling, and self-service capabilities
  • Maintain a high bar for system design, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
  • Mentor engineers and engineering leaders while fostering a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and technical rigor
  • Influence long-term architectural decisions across Rippling's data and platform ecosystem

What you will need

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale backend or distributed systems
  • 4+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams
  • Experience building foundational platforms, frameworks, or systems used by other engineers
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, metadata systems, object-oriented data abstractions, or systems-of-record architectures
  • Experience operating and scaling highly available distributed systems
  • Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple engineering organizations
  • Strong architectural judgment and the ability to balance long-term platform investments with near-term business needs
  • Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining exceptional engineering talent
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior technical stakeholders
Skills
large-scale backend systemsdistributed systemsdata modelingmetadata systemsobject-oriented data abstractionssystems-of-record architectureshighly available distributed systemsplatform abstractionsAPIsdeveloper tooling
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