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Staff Software Engineer, Backend - RQL

Rippling· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$189k - $315kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Backend-focused staff engineer role on Rippling’s Platform team, working on distributed processing engines, data platforms, and the Rippling Query Language (RQL) to power analytics, workflows, and data tooling across multiple product teams.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • 8+ 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

Skills

Required:Distributed processingBackend development (Python, MongoDB)KafkaSystem design and architectureMentoring/leadershipAutonomy and creative problem solving
Nice to have:Big data technologies (Aurora, Trino/Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink)

Benefits

  • competitive salary + benefits + equity
  • Office-based collaboration expectation (in-office 3+ days/week where applicable)
  • Reasonable accommodations for disabilities during hiring process
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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