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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform

Rippling· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$207k - $345kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Engineering Manager leading a team within Rippling's Platform to shape technical direction, build foundational systems, and enable scalable, reliable back-end platforms across products.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team building foundational systems and shared platform capabilities
  • Define your team’s technical strategy and roadmap in partnership with engineering and product stakeholders
  • Drive the design, development, and operation of scalable, reliable, and highly performant backend systems
  • Partner with teams across Rippling to understand their needs and deliver capabilities that support multiple products
  • Lead complex initiatives from technical planning through delivery and adoption
  • Maintain a high bar for architecture, code quality, reliability, security, and operational excellence
  • Hire, mentor, and develop engineers, creating clear opportunities for growth and increasing technical ownership
  • Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and thoughtful technical decision-making
  • Influence architectural decisions across teams and help evolve Rippling’s platform as the business scales

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building backend platforms or distributed systems
  • 4+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams
  • Experience building shared platforms, infrastructure, frameworks, or services used by other engineering teams
  • Strong technical depth in backend architecture and experience operating highly available systems at scale
  • Strong architectural judgment and the ability to balance long-term investments with near-term business needs
  • A track record of delivering complex initiatives involving multiple teams and stakeholders
  • Experience partnering with internal customers to drive platform adoption and measurable improvements
  • A track record of hiring, developing, and retaining exceptional engineering talent
  • Strong execution skills, including prioritization, planning, and navigating ambiguity
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Skills

Required:Backend architectureLeadership / team managementStrategic planning

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Benefits + equity
  • Office-based collaboration culture
  • Accommodations for disabilities available upon request (accommodations@rippling.com)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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