Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) - Time Off Products

Position Overview

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance by unifying payroll, benefits, expenses, computers, and more. As a Staff Engineer on the Time Off team, you will design scalable, auditable systems that power critical time-away processes across all legal jurisdictions worldwide. You’ll work closely with the data infrastructure and Product Management teams to build and evolve systems that support every part of the employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Build & Innovate: Write scalable code while driving the architecture of our most critical products.
• Set the Bar for Engineering Excellence: Define high-quality software standards that ensure reliability, security, and efficiency at scale.
• Lead Design & Architecture: Own and guide the technical design of new features to ensure innovation aligned with long-term company goals.
• Mentor & Elevate the Team: Guide junior engineers, foster continuous improvement, and lead by example.
• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with product managers, designers, and other teams to turn customer feedback into impactful engineering solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 7 years of hands-on backend engineering using Python, Django, or similar technologies in production-grade systems.
• Deep Technical Expertise: Strong computer science fundamentals with proven experience in designing and optimizing complex, scalable systems.
• Product-Oriented Mindset: Beyond coding, you understand product, user experience, and design, spotting opportunities for improvement.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, driven to solve big, impactful challenges.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead technical design discussions and mentor teams while collaborating cross-functionally.

Compensation

The pay range for this role is: 180,000 - 315,000 USD per year (US San Francisco Bay Area).