Senior Engineering Manager - Payroll Platform

Experteer Overview As Senior Engineering Manager for the Payroll Platform, you guide a high-impact backing team building the core payroll infrastructure and workflows. You will shape scalable platform design to support payroll processing, approvals, and corrections, influencing Rippling’s growth and product trajectory. You’ll bridge Onboarding and Payroll Processing to deliver a cohesive Run Management layer. This is an opportunity to lead top engineering talent and drive reliable, enterprise-grade systems that power global HR operations. Compensation / Benefits * Architect for scale of the Run Management engine to handle high data throughput and complex orchestration * Orchestrate input flows from HR data into the calculation engine to ensure accurate outputs * Drive platform excellence focusing on systems design, reliability, and backend efficiency * Collaborate across charters, aligning Onboarding and Payroll Processing to provide a seamless Run Management layer Tasks * 10+ years of software engineering experience * at least 5+ years in a senior leadership capacity * experience with high-concurrency, distributed platform architecture * background in cloud infrastructure and data/platform leadership * proven track record coaching Engineering Managers * strong backend specialization and orchestration experience * clear and precise communication across complex org structures Key requirements * equal opportunity employer * in-office collaboration culture * competitive salary * benefits * equity * defined work location policy

of software engineering experience * at least 5+ years in a senior leadership capacity * experience with high-concurrency, distributed platform architecture * background in cloud infrastructure and data/platform leadership * proven track record coaching Engineering Managers * strong backend specialization and orchestration experience * clear and precise communication across complex org structures Key requirements * equal opportunity employer * in-office collaboration culture * competitive salary * benefits * equity * defined work location policy