Staff Software Engineer, Inventory Management

Overview

Ripping gives businesses one place to manage HR, IT, and Finance. It consolidates various workforce systems into a single system, allowing for the automation of the entire employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI-First Automation: Build AI-driven workflows to eliminate manual overhead, such as automatically determining the exact specs needed for engineers versus recruiters and automating inventory replenishment.
• Arcitect Global Expansion: Design the integration layer that connects Rippling to multiple third-party suppliers and logistics providers worldwide to scale fulfillment capabilities from 40 to 130 countries.
• Master Complex Integrations: Build resilient systems to handle data discrepancies and ensure the "source of truth" in Rippling remains pristine.
• Fullstack Product Ownership: Work across the full stack to build intuitive interfaces for admins to track their global fleet.
• Bridge Physical & Digital Security: Ensure every computer shipped is automatically provisioned with "always-on" encryption, antivirus, and compliance software.
• Technical Leadership: Lead complex backend architecture and have proven experience as a Staff or Principal Engineer in a product-oriented environment.
• Fullstack Proficiency: Strong expertise in Backend development (Python/Django preferred) and the ability to work in the Frontend (React).
• Pragmatic Problem Solving: Experience dealing with "real world" data and building defensive, fault-tolerant systems to handle third-party API unreliability.
• A Product Mentality: Think about the user experience of Hiring Managers and IT Admins and proactively suggest features that make their lives easier.
• Experience with Logistics/Integrations (Bonus): Prior experience with warehouse management systems, supply chain logistics, or heavy third-party API integration is a plus.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Staff or Principal Engineer, preferably in a product-oriented environment.
• Strong expertise in Backend development (Python/Django preferred) with the ability and willingness to jump into the Frontend (React).
• Experience dealing with "real world" data and building defensive, fault-tolerant systems to handle third-party API unreliability.
• A Product Mentality: Think about the user experience of Hiring Managers and IT Admins and proactively suggest features that make their lives easier.
• Prior experience with warehouse management systems, supply chain logistics, or heavy third-party API integration is a plus.

Qualifications

• High Agency: Comfortable owning the entire lifecycle of a project, from initial discovery with stakeholders to final deployment and maintenance.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer: Rippling is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and does 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.
• Reasonable Accommodations: Rippling provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.
• Office-Based Employees: Office-based employees must work at least three days a week due to the essential nature of the role.

Pay

The pay range for this role is: 189,000 - 330,750 USD per year (US Tier 1)

Location

San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA