Rippling
Senior Software Engineer, Security
$168K–$280K
San Francisco, CA +2 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 5+ years in a production environment.
About the job
Designs and builds secure, scalable backend services and APIs for Rippling’s workforce platform, including workflows and AI-powered features.
What you'll do
- Own backend service and API design and implementation for critical product capabilities.
- Build reliable, secure systems for high-volume workflows involving Spend, IT, identity, access, approvals, and compliance.
- Make architecture and infrastructure decisions, and contribute through design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of production experience using Python, Go, or a similar high-scale backend language.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, data modeling, and relational database performance optimization.
- Experience contributing to systems at significant technical and organizational scale.
- Strong CS and algorithms fundamentals, complex project delivery experience, and exceptional communication skills.
Pay
USD 168,000–280,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Go
AI focus
Help make AI-powered workflows safe, reliable, explainable, auditable, and enterprise-ready, with customer trust, transparency, and control.
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