Rippling
Staff Software Engineer - Data Cloud
$189K–$315K
San Francisco, CA +2 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 8+ years of software development experience; preferably in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
About the job
Build Rippling’s customer-facing data analytics and business intelligence platform, including data infrastructure, visualization, query processing, and AI-enabled analytics experiences.
What you'll do
- Develop large-scale data visualization, query processing, ingestion, and platform products.
- Own products, APIs, or platform areas and influence company-wide architecture and technology choices.
- Explore ML and LLMs for automated insight generation and conversational analytics experiences.
What they ask for
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, architectures, and design patterns.
- Proven track record building large-scale applications, APIs, and developer tools.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- Product-focused approach and commitment to customer experience.
Nice to have
- Contributions to open-source projects such as Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Spark, Hive, Flink, Delta Lake, Presto, Trino, or Avro.
Pay
USD 189,000–315,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Apache Trino, Iceberg, Temporal, Fivetran, Airbyte, Airflow, DBT
AI focus
Explore ML and LLMs for automated insight generation and conversational experiences that act as an analytics copilot.
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