Rippling
Staff Software Engineer - AI Experiences
$189K–$315K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
About the job
Builds the shared infrastructure, developer frameworks, and interactive interfaces that make Rippling AI available across communication channels and product applications.
What you'll do
- Architect shared frameworks for Rippling AI across Slack, Teams, Email, CLI, and desktop applications.
- Create APIs and abstractions that help product teams embed AI capabilities and interactive UI components in their applications.
- Develop frontend primitives for agent lifecycle visibility and auditing, and lead cross-team technical initiatives.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with a backend-leaning full-stack foundation and a history of shipping high-scale platform capabilities.
- Experience building reusable frameworks for internal engineering teams, or guiding customer-facing applications from zero to scale.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, build technical consensus, and communicate technical details to non-technical stakeholders.
- Daily use of AI development tools or agentic workflows, with a record of helping peers adopt them.
Pay
USD 189,000–315,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Slack, Teams, Email, CLI, Cursor, Claude, Codex
AI focus
Builds AI interfaces, cross-channel runtime and developer frameworks; develops interactive AI experiences and frontend primitives for agent execution, settings, and audit histories. The role also promotes AI-assisted software development.
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