Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience

Overview

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers.

Responsibilities

• Take onboarding to 90 seconds by setting up a new employee's payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365.
• Lead and grow the engineering team responsible for developer productivity and engineering velocity.
• Define Rippling's long-term strategy for AI-assisted software development.
• Build and scale AI-powered workflows for coding, testing, debugging, code review, and operational support.
• Drive adoption of agentic development workflows across the engineering organization.
• Own local development tooling, build systems, and CI/CD platforms.
• Lead initiatives to improve developer efficiency, onboarding, and engineering satisfaction.
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify productivity bottlenecks and deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive the evolution of large-scale codebase management, build performance, and developer workflows.
• Develop engineers and technical leaders while fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience building developer platforms, internal tools, or engineering productivity systems
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows and CI/CD ecosystems
• Experience with large-scale codebases, build systems, and developer tooling
• Demonstrated interest or experience applying AI to software engineering workflows
• Strong product mindset with a focus on developer experience and adoption
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, rapidly evolving technical domains
• Experience leading senior engineers, Staff Engineers, and Principal Engineers

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps tools
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Passionate about using technology to solve complex problems

Benefits

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from accommodations@rippling.com addresses.

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

The pay range for this role is:

• 207,000 - 362,250 USD per year (US San Francisco Bay Area)

Pay & Schedule

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.

Schedule

Office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office) are required to work at least three days a week.