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# Staff Software Engineer - Workflows Platform

- **Company:** CO-RIPPLING LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, Software Engineering, ReactJS, Apache Kafka, Service Stack, Golang
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/7_BC53114ECB3B423D7A43B15FA947F0D6

## About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned engineer who enjoys complex systems, thoughtful architectural tradeoffs, and building foundational technology with broad product impact.What You'll Do:Develop high quality software with attention to detailShip incrementally and continually at high velocityJump into different and new codebases and diagnose issues and problems quicklyBuild for systems that scale for a large variety of use casesTackle large scaling challenges that involve scaling our capabilities to support 100,000+ employee companiesWork highly cross functionally with engineering leaders across the engineering orgBecome the in-house expert on Rippling customers and competitionQualifications:7+ years of software engineering experienceExperience building large-scale distributed systems, such as high-volume SaaS environmentsPreferred experience in building out large scale product infrastructures/platformsPreferred experience in our technology stack and similar technologies - Python, Golang,
React, MongoDB, Temporal, Kafka, AWSAbility to thrive in an ambiguous environment by identifying areas of impact and independently pursuing themA track record of influencing and enabling forward-thinking technology decisions across a wide organizationExcellent ability to communicate complex technical ideas with clarity and precision in written and verbal modesAdditional InformationRippling is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.

## Description

You will design reliable and explainable systems for hybrid workflows containing deterministic code and non-deterministic AI, along with reusable primitives that let other teams build sophisticated automations without recreating the underlying infrastructure.