Rippling · 2 days ago
Staff Software Engineer - Benefits
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $315K/yr
8+ years expRippling is a company that provides a unified platform for HR, IT, and Finance, allowing businesses to manage all workforce systems in one place. The role involves architecting a configurable benefits platform, unifying fragmented systems, and mentoring junior engineers while driving product development and delivery.
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Responsibilities
Architect a configurable benefits platform that enables rapid rollout of new benefit types without shipping new code—own schemas, validation, pricing rules, and self-serve configuration
Unify fragmented systems across regions by defining a shared data model and executing phased migrations (shadowing, dual-writes, safe rollback) to deliver a single global experience
Close feature and integration gaps for SMBs by prioritizing customer-impacting work and measuring outcomes via adoption, win-rate, and retention
Build tools and insights for brokers and admins, including utilization dashboards and proactive alerts that highlight under-used benefits and drive engagement
Influence across boundaries—align infra, security, compliance, and product teams; communicate tradeoffs clearly; build consensus and keep the program on track through delivery
Innovate and Lead: Design and develop high-quality software products, driving architectural decisions and overseeing the complete product delivery lifecycle
Collaborate and Execute: Coordinate cross-team collaborations, integrate customer feedback into the product engineering roadmap, and drive successful delivery execution
Mentor and Inspire: Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on building large-scale platforms for web applications
Proven expertise in developing complex, distributed services using languages such as Python, Golang, or Java
A commitment to owning the product lifecycle and solving real-world problems for our customers
Passionate about working in a product-focused environment with a deep commitment to customer impact
Preferred
Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms is a plus
Benefits
Competitive salary
Benefits
Equity
Company
Rippling
Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, and finance operations into a single system.
1001-5000 employees
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2025 (2)
2024 (42)
2023 (70)
2022 (81)
2021 (33)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.44BKey Investors
CoatueGreenoaksFounders Fund
2025-05-09Series G· $450M
2024-04-22Series F· $200M
2024-04-22Secondary Market· $590M
Leadership Team
Albert Strasheim
Chief Technology Officer
Adil Syed
CFO
Recent News
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