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# Software Engineer, Platform - HR Product

- **Company:** Rippling People Center Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Security, Distributed Systems, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Time Tracking Software
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-platform-hr-product-current-16-8303033

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on experience building core product infrastructure and distributed systems that directly support and empower product-facing engineering teams.
 * You have seen and contributed to systems operating at a significant technical and organizational scale.
 * Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a diverse audience, not just engineers but cross functional groups like product and design, and an amplitude of end users

## Description

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

 * Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of core platform infrastructure and shared services.
 * Lead mission critical projects to build and scale core platform capabilities
 * Work closely with engineers across the organization to adopt these components to evolve existing products and bring new products to market
 * Influence architecture, technology selections, and trends of the whole company
 * Build and grow your engineering skills in different challenging areas and solve hard technical problems


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