Senior Director of Engineering

Rippling•New York, NY

9h•$240,000 - $400,000

About The Position

Rippling is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to help shape the next phase of growth for its Spend organization. The role focuses on financial technology products that bring together financial workflows, automation, and real-time visibility to help businesses manage and control spending. This leader will define technical strategy, scale engineering teams, and deliver products across financial technology, enterprise software, and large-scale distributed systems. The position combines technical expertise, product judgment, and organizational leadership to build teams and solve complex business problems.

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience leading and scaling engineering organizations.
Track record of building and delivering complex, customer-facing products at scale.
Experience leading multiple engineering teams and developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
Strong technical depth, including the ability to engage in architectural discussions, challenge technical decisions, and guide teams through complex engineering problems.
Success partnering with Product and business leaders to translate product visions into scalable technical strategies.
Experience operating in high-growth environments, with a bias toward action, ownership, and execution.
Exceptional leadership and communication skills, including the ability to influence across organizations and align teams around shared priorities.
Strong product intuition and a passion for developing technology and people.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and delivering products in fintech, financial infrastructure, or enterprise SaaS.

Responsibilities

Drive the engineering vision, strategy, and execution for a growing portfolio of financial technology products.
Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams, fostering technical excellence, ownership, and innovation.
Partner with Product, Design, and cross-functional leadership to define product strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver customer experiences.
Lead architectural and technical decisions across complex, highly scalable systems, balancing long-term platform investments with rapid product development.
Establish engineering practices and organizational structures that support speed while maintaining reliability, security, and quality.
Identify opportunities to use automation, AI, and emerging technologies to transform business financial operations.
Attract, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and build a strong leadership bench.
Navigate ambiguity, make thoughtful tradeoffs, and drive execution across multiple teams and initiatives.