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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform

Rippling· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$159k - $278.3kfull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Senior Backend-focused role within Rippling's Platform Engineering team, owning core backend services and APIs, ensuring high-volume scale, reliability, and security, and mentoring engineers to raise technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Experience with systems operating at 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

Required:Backend programmingDistributed systemsCS fundamentals and algorithmsCommunication
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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