Software Engineer II, Backend - HR Product

We operate at the critical intersection of HR, compliance, and enterprise software. Our products manage the most sensitive and essential aspects of a company’s relationship with its people, requiring us to solve complex problems related to scale, data security, and multi-product integration., * HRIS (Human Resources Information System): Building the core employee record, organizational structure, and workflows that serve as the single source of truth for all other Rippling products.

• Time: Developing accurate, scalable, and globally compliant Time & Attendance systems, including clocking, time-off accrual, and scheduling, ensuring employees are paid correctly and legally.
• Benefits: Creating and maintaining the marketplace and administration tools for health, retirement, and other employee benefits, handling complex enrollment, eligibility, and provider integrations.
• Talent: Designing products that manage employee growth, performance, and learning, helping companies develop and retain their workforce effectively.

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.

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.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation-including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below. The pay range for this role is: 152,000 - 225,000 USD per year(US Tier 1)

Rippling 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.