Senior Engineering Manager, AI Developer Experience

Overview

Ripping provides a unified platform for businesses to manage HR, IT, and Finance operations. It consolidates various workforce systems such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and IT resources into a single system.

Responsibilities

• Manage and automate the employee lifecycle including onboarding, payroll setup, corporate cards, computers, benefits, and third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365 within 90 seconds.
• 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

• Experience with AI in software engineering workflows
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement

Benefits

Ripping offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and equity. The exact salary range varies based on location within the United States.

Pay

The base salary for this role ranges from $207,000 to $362,250 annually, depending on location.

Schedule

This role requires working in the office at least three days a week, as Rippling prioritizes a collaborative work environment and company culture.

About the Company

Ripping is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The company has raised significant funding from top investors and has been recognized as one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

We prioritize candidate safety. All official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

Ripping's Developer Experience organization is dedicated to creating the next generation of engineering productivity systems through heavy investment in AI.

Ripping is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the hiring process.