Technical Storyteller

Rippling•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Rippling is looking for a Technical Storyteller to help tell the most important technical stories behind what we are building as our product and engineering teams push deeper into AI. This role sits at the intersection of writing, product strategy, technical storytelling, and executive communications. You will work closely with product and engineering leaders to understand what is genuinely novel, differentiated, or technically impressive about Rippling’s work, then turn those ideas into clear, compelling content for customers, investors, media, and the broader market. The best person for this role is not just a strong writer. They are curious, technically sophisticated, and editorially sharp — someone who can spend time with engineers and product leaders, identify the story buried inside the details, and explain complex ideas without flattening them. You will be expected to proactively surface ideas, build an editorial rhythm, shape the narrative, and help Rippling get credit for the depth and ambition of its technical work. You will partner closely with the CPO, Product Marketing, engineering leaders, and other executives to identify the right stories and ensure Rippling’s most important technical work is communicated with precision, credibility, and a clear point of view. Success in this role means being plugged into what is happening across the company, knowing which ideas are worth amplifying, earning trust with technical teams, and translating complex work into content that is sharp, interesting, and accessible to technical and non-technical audiences alike.

Requirements

Technically sophisticated enough to recognize why topics like evals, agent harnesses, field clustering, model architecture, or particular infrastructure choices are interesting, and to ask engineers the right questions about those topics.
Exceptional writer who can make complex technical ideas clear, concrete, and interesting without dumbing them down.
Able to speak credibly to engineers and technical leaders without necessarily being an engineer.
Strong editorial judgment: knows what is actually noteworthy, what will resonate externally, and how to find the story buried inside the details.
Comfortable operating independently across engineering, product, Product Marketing, and executive teams, proactively hunting for material rather than waiting for assignments.
High precision in language and strong instincts for how to represent technical work accurately in public.

Nice To Haves

Ideally has experience in technical journalism, developer or AI content, product marketing for deeply technical products, or writing for technical executives.

Responsibilities

Find the most interesting technical stories inside Rippling’s product and engineering teams, especially around AI, and turn them into compelling external content.
Work directly with engineers, product leads, and the product research team to understand what is novel, differentiated, or technically impressive about what we are building.
Write blog posts, LinkedIn posts, X posts, technical explainers, launch content, and other executive/company content in the voice of the CEO, CPO, CTO, and other senior leaders.
Partner with Product Marketing to build a consistent external narrative around Rippling’s most ambitious product and engineering work.
Proactively build and maintain an editorial pipeline by surfacing ideas from across product and engineering, shaping the angle, and recommending the right channels for each story.
Help prepare the CPO and other leaders for podcasts, speaking engagements, interviews, and other public appearances.
Collaborate with engineers and technical leaders to pressure-test content for accuracy, precision, and credibility before it goes external.