Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Financial Product
San Francisco, CANew York, NYHybrid5+ YOE
Summary
Designs and implements core backend services and APIs for Rippling's financial products, including global payroll, spend management, and compliance platforms. Requires 5+ years experience with Python/Go, distributed systems, and relational databases; hybrid in-office role.
About the role
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.
- You have seen and contributed to 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.
Skills
PythonGodistributed systemsrelational databasesAPIsdata modelingalgorithmsPostgreSQLinfrastructureperformance optimization