Software Engineer II, Backend Full Stack - Platform

Rippling • San Francisco, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

About Rippling
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.
We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from Rippling addresses.
About the Platform Team
The Platform Engineering team is the invisible engine that powers all of Rippling's integrated products—HR, IT, and Finance. Our mission is to build the core infrastructure, tools, and shared services that allow every other engineering team to ship highly reliable, secure, and globally scalable features with maximum velocity. We manage the foundational components that ensure Rippling's single, unified platform operates efficiently and securely.
Our Scope: Foundational Systems for 1,000+ Engineers
Operating as a critical scaled team, we own and operate a variety of mission-critical systems that directly support close to 1,000 engineers building products and internal platforms across Rippling. We deliver the most foundational shared systems inside the Platform organization.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience with a focus on full-stack development, demonstrating the ability to deliver reliable, end-to-end products using a backend language (e.g., Python/Go) and frontend technologies like React/TypeScript.
• Prioritize projects based on business impact, ensuring high-quality implementation without unnecessary complexity.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic environments, quickly switching context between frontend and backend work as needed to accelerate delivery.
• Excellent skills in communicating technical trade-offs across the stack with clarity and precision to both frontend and backend partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features with an emphasis on backend logic, API development, and data integrity, while also contributing to the frontend implementation.
• Work across the stack, focusing on API design, event modeling, and robust data management while ensuring a seamless connection to the user interface.
• Own the full development lifecycle for features, ensuring that the backend architecture supports both reliable functionality and excellent frontend performance.
• Work closely with cross-functional partners to understand requirements, refine technical scope, and drive successful, reliable feature delivery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees