Rippling
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Products
$168K–$280K
Seattle, WA +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 23, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 6+ years in backend engineering roles.
About the job
Build backend data products and scalable analytics infrastructure, including distributed data systems and customer-facing analytics experiences.
What you'll do
- Develop distributed processing engines, databases, data platforms, lakes, and ingestion systems.
- Design, code, test, and improve software and user-facing experiences; take projects from idea to production.
- Contribute to product and implementation discussions and mentor less-experienced developers.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in backend engineering roles.
- Experience writing testable and performant backend code.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience mentoring less-experienced developers.
Pay
USD 168,000–280,000 per year (base salary); USD 168,000–280,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, MongoDB, CDC, Kafka, Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot
AI focus
Exploring ML and LLMs for automated insight generation and conversational analytics experiences that act as a virtual data scientist.
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