Senior Software Engineer, Global Payroll

About RipplingRippling 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 roleAs a Senior Software Engineer on the Global Payroll team, you will play a critical role in advancing our full-service payroll platform that handles payroll configuration and calculations for hundreds of thousands of employees. This is a great opportunity to shape the technology powering one of Rippling’s core product offerings. You will own and drive initiatives by creating new product functionality from the ground up as well as rearchitecting key components of our platform to help us scale. If you are an experienced engineer looking for high impact and autonomy, come build the future of payroll with us!
What you will doPartner with design and product management leaders to shape and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the team, while maintaining a balanced approach that considers both platform and product perspectivesImplement maintainable solutions with high quality and reliability that can scale as our business continues to grow and expandProvide mentorship to other engineers, fostering their professional growth and successEnforce high-quality deliverables and raise the bar for engineering excellence by building and operationalising tools, monitors, and processes across the organisationParticipate in an on-call rotation to handle customer and production support
What you will need6+ years of professional experience as a software engineerAbility to own and deliver projects, transforming product specifications into successful releasesStrong grasp of computer science fundamentals, modern design patterns, providing you with a solid foundation to tackle complex technical problems and drive innovation.Proficiency in managing the complete project lifecycle, transforming intricate ideas into successful launches.Demonstrate a keen product sense that advocates for delivering exceptional customer experiences.Outstanding capacity to convey intricate technical concepts clearly and precisely, both in written and verbal communication, while collaborating effectively across diverse functional teams.Experience with Python, Django and React are a plus
Additional InformationRippling 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 accommodations@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.