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 $1.8B+ 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.

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About the Integrations Platform Team

Rippling is the world’s first unified workforce platform, but "unified" only works if Rippling can talk to outside systems and vice-versa. The Integration Platform team is the nervous system of this ecosystem. We are moving away from manual, bespoke coding toward a "Golden State" where integrations build themselves.

Our mission is to provide a world-class end-to-end SDLC for every developer—whether they are internal product teams, strategic partners, or external developers. We don't just build features; we build the foundational platforms that allow thousands of people to build on Rippling at high velocity and with perfect consistency.

The Ecosystem You Will Build

When you join this team, you will work across three high-impact platform pillars that define how the world interacts with Rippling:

1. Integration Building Platform: You’ll build the SDKs and frameworks (like Flux) that allow teams to skip the "plumbing" and focus on unique logic. You ensure that every integration—regardless of who builds it—feels consistent, reliable, and "native" to the Rippling customer.
2. External API Platform: We don't write individual APIs; we build the standardized paths, documentation infrastructure, and high-performance middleware that enable every product team at Rippling to launch discoverable, secure, and fast APIs in record time.

Marketplace & Marketplace Ecosystem: You’ll architect the engine behind our App Shop. This includes everything from how customers discover and purchase new apps to the logic that makes installing a complex integration as simple as a single click.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer II (L6), you are an autonomous builder who thrives on solving ambiguous, high-impact problems. You are a key architect of our "paved roads," ensuring that building on Rippling is the most intuitive experience for developers and that using integrations is a seamless journey for our customers.

What You Will Do

• Architect the Developer Journey: Build the tools and testing frameworks that allow other teams to go from "hello world" to a production-ready API or integration with zero friction.
• AI-First Platform: Lead the charge in making AI central to our ecosystem. You’ll explore how AI can automate the "heavy lifting" of data mapping, intelligent debugging, and even auto-generating integration configurations.
• Obsess Over Customer Experience: Ensure that every integration provides a consistent interface for the customer. You’ll solve the hard problems behind how users discover, purchase, and manage their app listings in a unified way.
• The "Zero KTLO" Philosophy: We believe engineers should spend their time innovating, not firefighting. You will architect self-healing systems and automated invariants that eliminate manual toil and operational burden.
• Solve Ambiguous Challenges: Take ownership of high-impact problem statements, such as reimagining the "Installation Journey" to make complex setups instantaneous for customers.

What You Will Need

• 3+ years of experience building high-scale backend systems, distributed architectures, or developer-facing platforms.
• Technical Mastery: Deep proficiency in Python or Go. You understand how to build systems that are as robust as they are intuitive.
• Systems Thinking: You can visualize the bidirectional flow of data across a massive ecosystem and understand how platform changes impact developers and customers alike.
• Product Mindset: You are obsessed with Developer Experience (DX) and Customer Experience (CX). You enjoy turning technical complexity into a "magic" user experience.

Additional Information

Rippling 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. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com