Rippling
Senior Engineering Manager, Travel
$207K–$345K
New York, NY · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
About the job
Leads Rippling’s Travel engineering organization, delivering booking experiences, provider integrations, and a reliable global travel platform.
What you'll do
- Lead travel booking workflows and expand integrations with travel providers and transport options.
- Set technical direction and operating practices for a distributed engineering team; coach senior engineers and serve as New York City site lead.
- Drive international platform expansion and partner with Product and other engineering teams to integrate Travel with the broader Spend ecosystem.
What they ask for
- Experience leading experienced backend or full-stack engineers and delivering through distributed teams.
- Depth in high-scale distributed systems or financial applications, with ability to guide architecture and technical roadmaps.
- Sound judgment balancing customer experience, delivery speed, and system reliability.
- Able to work in the New York City office at least three days a week under current policy.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with travel provider integrations, supply partnerships, NDC, ground transport, corporate policy engines, or high-throughput travel orchestration systems.
Pay
USD 207,000–345,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
NDC
AI focus
Lead the evolution of travel booking toward AI-assisted experiences and emerging AI-driven automation.
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