





Tier-1 startup, metro location, mid-level generalist backend title and common tech stack increase candidate competition.
Core backend engineering skills are highly transferable across industries.
Explicit 3+ years requirement plus preferred backend stack but flexible on exact tools.
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Advance and own core initiatives in Rippling's payroll platform serving 10,000+ customers, including building new products/features and rearchitecting key components.
Ship moderate to large features with minimal guidance, translating ambiguous problems into actionable plans and collaborating on execution.
Build relationships across engineering, operations, and support teams to improve workflows and product impact.
3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong computer science knowledge and expertise required.
Preferred technical skills: Python, Go, Django, MongoDB, Postgres, AWS.
Work location preference: In-office presence at least three days a week for employees within 40-mile radius of a Rippling office (for office-based roles).
Experienced engineer comfortable with independently managing moderately complex and large technical projects within a payroll or financial software environment.
Skilled in designing well-architected, modular software systems with strong abstractions.
Able to work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and support to understand and address business and technical needs.