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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Stack - Rippling AI

Rippling· Engineering
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Hybrid (New York, NY / San Francisco, CA)$168k - $280kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior Full Stack Engineer focused on Rippling AI, building an autonomous operating system for work with platform-level infrastructure and AI-powered surfaces. Own end-to-end technical initiatives from backend to user-facing interfaces, driving scalable agent infrastructure, observable systems, and trustworthy AI experiences within Rippling’s AI platform.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end technical design and implementation for high-impact AI platform initiatives — from backend systems through to the frontend surfaces that expose them to users and admins
  • Build scalable agent infrastructure that automates repetitive, high-frequency workflows across Rippling's product surface
  • Design and implement user-facing AI experiences that are observable, controllable, and intuitive — translating complex backend capabilities into clean, trustworthy interfaces
  • Develop harness and platform capabilities that encode business logic and institutional knowledge into reliable, automated workflows
  • Build frontend components and interaction patterns for AI-powered surfaces including chat interfaces, agent dashboards, configuration UIs, and real-time feedback loops
  • Collaborate closely with engineers across product, infra, and platform organizations to deliver cohesive experiences across the stack
  • Design systems that are observable, self-correcting, and capable of improving over time with minimal human intervention
  • Partner closely with Product and Design to ensure AI-powered surfaces are trustworthy, controllable, and delightful for end users and admins
  • Mentor junior engineers, contribute to best practices for full stack AI platform development, and raise the technical bar on your team
  • Track the frontier — translate model capability improvements into architectural and UX decisions, and move quickly when new approaches unlock better outcomes

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of owning and delivering complex technical projects across the full stack
  • Strong expertise in platform and distributed systems engineering — you've built reliable, observable, large-scale backend systems
  • Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React/TypeScript) with a strong sense for building polished, performant user experiences
  • Strong hands-on coding skills; you are an active, high-output contributor in the codebase — backend and frontend
  • Experience driving technical initiatives end-to-end, including collaborating across teams to deliver outcomes that span infrastructure through UI
  • Strong product instincts — you translate ambiguous problems into durable platform capabilities and intuitive user experiences, and partner effectively with product and design teams
  • Clear, precise communication to diverse audiences, both written and verbal
  • Comfort with ambiguity and high velocity; the roadmap evolves as the technology evolves
  • Recent hands-on experience building AI agents or AI-powered user interfaces is a plus

Skills

Required:Backend and distributed systemsFrontend development (React/TypeScript)Full-stack ownership

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + benefits + equity
  • Office-based collaboration emphasis with in-office requirements (essential function for employees living near an office)
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace commitments
  • Accommodation for candidates with disabilities upon request via accommodations@rippling.com
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Rippling eliminates the friction from running a business, combining HR, IT, and Finance apps on a unified data platform.

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