Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) - Time Platform

Job Summary

Rippling is a company that brings together all of the workforce systems that are typically scattered across a company, such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. This role involves building innovative solutions to help businesses manage their workforce.

About the Role

The Staff Software Engineer will work on the Workforce Management team, building and owning highly available, reliable, and scalable systems. They will also be responsible for the entire lifecycle of critical software, including architectural design, hands-on development, operational excellence, and technical mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Write Exceptional Code: Build scalable, maintainable, and high-performance backend systems that power critical workforce management products.
• Move Fast, But with Precision: Deliver high-quality features quickly by balancing speed and safety in your code.
• Drive Architecture & Design: Own architectural decisions and guide the full product lifecycle, from ideation to production. Utilize systems thinking to design and ship fault tolerant highly available, scalable and extendable systems.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to gather customer feedback and refine the product roadmap.
• Mentor & Lead: Support the growth of senior and junior engineers by sharing your expertise and promoting engineering best practices across the team.
• Shape the Future: As an early member of this team, you’ll have a direct influence on team culture, structure, and processes.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in backend development with expertise in Python, Django, or similar technologies. Experience in building projects with clean abstractions and architecture.
• Frontend Knowledge: Experience with React or JavaScript is a plus.
• Technical Expertise: Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and system design. You’re comfortable developing scalable and extendable core services used in many products and can navigate complex technical challenges.
• Product Focused: You’re not just a coder—you care deeply about the end user, product design, and delivering an intuitive, polished experience.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: You thrive in a fast-paced, unstructured environment. You don’t just solve problems—you identify them, own them, and create solutions that have a lasting impact.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of databases and data structures.
• Experience with DevOps tools and practices.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com.

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

Pay

The pay range for this role is: 189,000 - 315,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)

Schedule

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.

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 below.

The pay range for this role is:

• 189,000 - 315,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)

Engineering

Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY