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# Software Engineer II, Backend - Platform Team

- **Company:** CO-RIPPLING LLC
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Logic, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, SQL Databases, Backend, Api Design
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=42f80bb712807fa8

## About the Role

Do you have experience in SQL databases?, * 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, preferably with Python, Go, or a similar production language, and strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).

 * Care about business impact, balancing technical craft with speed and the bottom line to deliver value quickly.
 * Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, demonstrating resilience and agility in the face of changing product needs.
 * Excellent skills in communicating complex technical ideas with clarity to enable effective collaboration with peers and stakeholders.

## Description

The Platform Engineering team is the invisible engine that powers all of Rippling's integrated products-HR, IT, and Finance. Our mission is to build the core infrastructure, tools, and shared services that allow every other engineering team to ship highly reliable, secure, and globally scalable features with maximum velocity. We manage the foundational components that ensure Rippling's single, unified platform operates efficiently and securely.

Our Scope: Foundational Systems for 1,000+ Engineers

Operating as a critical scaled team, we own and operate a variety of mission-critical systems that directly support close to 1,000 engineers building products and internal platforms across Rippling. We deliver the most foundational shared systems inside the Platform organization.

What you will do

 * Design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs that power core product features and business logic at scale.
 * Work across key technical domains, including API design, data modeling, event modeling, and optimizing service performance.
 * Own the development lifecycle for defined features, from implementation and testing to deployment, monitoring, and support in a production environment.
 * Effectively integrate into cross-functional teams, contribute to technical discovery, and rapidly learn from code and system feedback.


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