Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Cloud

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Most HR/Finance systems weren't built for AI. Their data is messy and fragmented. Rippling AI is described as the first "context-aware, senior analyst" for HR and Finance teams because it sits on top of a unified data model (Data Cloud + Employee Graph) that actually understands your business logic end-to-end.

The team is focused on the following core domains:

• Analytics – Focuses on the reporting and dashboarding products that enable users to visualize and analyze data within Rippling.
• Data Access – Owns the query engine (RQL, Rippling Query Language) that powers data retrieval across the platform. This area includes sub-teams responsible for query execution, data ingestion, and query history.
• Data Management – Owns the metadata and data catalog layer, including how data assets are discovered, governed, and documented.
• Ingest & Prep – Responsible for bringing external data into Rippling. This area includes Managed Connectors (pre-built integrations with third-party systems) and Transformations (data shaping and preparation).
• Insights – A newer area within Data Cloud focused on surfacing actionable insights from data.

• →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

• 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

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.