Rippling
Staff Software Engineer - Data Ingestion
$189K–$315K
Seattle, WA +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of software development experience; preferably in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
About the job
Build and scale data ingestion pipelines and platform products that move customer data into Rippling’s analytics and AI-powered analytics systems.
What you'll do
- Develop large-scale data pipelines, processing products, data lakes, and ingestion systems.
- Own products, APIs, or platform areas and influence company-wide architecture and technology choices.
- Collaborate across functions and solve complex technical problems.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, architectures, and design patterns.
- Track record building large-scale applications, APIs, and developer tools.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- Product-focused mindset and passion for 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; US Tier 1)
Tools
Python, Apache Kafka, Iceberg, Temporal, JDBC, Open Telemetry
AI focus
The team is exploring ML and LLMs for automated insight generation and conversational analytics experiences, including a virtual data scientist copilot; the role supports the data ingestion systems powering these products.
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