Senior Software Engineer - Variable Compensation

About Rippling

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. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the Variable Compensation Team

The Variable Compensation team is dedicated to developing a groundbreaking 0-to-1 product that enables companies to compensate their employees based on performance and target achievements. This consumer-facing product aims to revolutionize how businesses manage performance-based pay, providing a seamless and intuitive experience for both employers and employees.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and highly experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Variable Compensation team. As a foundational member of the team, you will be working on designing, building, and scaling a first-of-its-kind compensation product. You will work on complex data pipelines, large-scale distributed systems, and cutting-edge performance analytics. Your work will have a direct impact on shaping how businesses pay their employees based on performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Build systems: Design and implement scalable, high-performance systems to process large-scale compensation data and performance metrics.
• Work on Data Pipelines: Architect and build efficient, real-time data pipelines that ensure accurate, timely, and secure compensation calculations.
• Scale Distributed Systems: Develop and optimize distributed systems that handle high-throughput data processing and analytics.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Set best practices for code quality, security, and system reliability.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to define and execute on the product roadmap.
• Mentor and Influence: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a high-performance team culture.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience, exposure to designing architecture, designing consumer facing products and building systems.
• Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in backend development, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines.
• Data Pipeline Experience: Hands-on experience with data processing frameworks
• Scalability and Performance: Deep knowledge of building and scaling real-time, high-throughput systems.
• Consumer-Facing Product Development: Experience working on consumer-grade applications with a focus on intuitive user experiences.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and debugging skills with a passion for solving complex technical challenges.
• Communication: Ability to convey technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering audiences effectively.

Additional Information

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. Rippling is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accommodations@rippling.com.

We highly value in-office collaboration to foster a cohesive work environment and company culture. For employees residing within a defined radius of a Rippling office, working on-site at least three days a week is considered an essential function of the role.

This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and equity opportunities. The exact salary will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and location.

Join us at Rippling and be a part of transforming how businesses manage performance-based compensation.