Software Engineer 1-Payments

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 Team

The Payments platform team's mission is to move money quickly and reliably across countries and currencies. As one of Rippling's most mission-critical systems, we're responsible for moving tens of billions of dollars annually, with much of it for Payroll, which caters to millions of employees in over 40 countries. Other products that exclusively use the Payments platform include Tax Platform, Billing, Bill Pay, and Travel, among others. Our ultimate goal is for all money moved through Rippling to be orchestrated by our platform.

Rippling's global expansion is largely dependent on the payment rails we offer. For instance, Payroll can only expand to onboard employees in New Zealand if our platform can move money from USD to NZD. This involves integrating with FX vendors, banks (like Citi or JPM), and third-party fintech solutions (like Nium or Airwallex).

As a platform, we put incredible emphasis on reliability, especially since our features depend on third-party systems. We process close to 1 million transactions within a few hours during peak times, and even a single dropped or delayed payment can mean an employee doesn't get their paycheck on time. That's why our team takes pride in what we've built and holds a very high bar for reliability. Fault tolerance and scalability are a core part of our design phase, not an afterthought. For engineers looking to create a tangible business impact and step up to a big challenge, this team is one of the best places to be.

About The Role

Are you looking to be in a role where you can have a significant impact on the company's growth and success? Does the prospect of making the most pragmatic technical decisions, which will drastically shape the future of the products excite you? Our Finance Platform org is looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join the Payments team - arguably Rippling’s most mission critical system powering Rippling's payroll infrastructure that ensures millions of employees across 40+ countries get paid accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate & Build:Work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy features and solutions that are robust, efficient, and scalable.
• Problem Solving: Analyze and debug complex issues to deliver high-quality solutions and continuous improvement across platforms.
• Optimize Code: Contribute to code reviews and drive best practices to ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Product Innovation: Bring fresh ideas to the team and be part of the brainstorming and development of new product features.
• Learn & Grow: Participate in training sessions, team workshops, and mentorship programs designed to accelerate your development as an engineer.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience working with fast growing, top tier product companies
• Strong coding in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or Go.
• Expert understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design principles and low level design
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Understanding of system design and complex distributed systems
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and apply them to solve real-world problems.
• Bonus points for open source contributions, competitive coding experience, and a strong Computer Science background from a Tier 1 institution.
  
  

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects with a talented, supportive team.
• Access to ongoing learning and professional development.
• A fun, inclusive company culture with a commitment to diversity and innovation.
  
  

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 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.