Staff Backend Engineer - Device Products

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role:

The devices software management team at Rippling owns software provisioning and management on Rippling managed devices. This includes managing software installation, updates and upgrades, while ensuring optimal functionality, security and user satisfaction across our customer devices. Our solutions not only facilitate a smooth start for the new employee but also significantly reduce the workload for IT administrators by providing a seamless interface to manage their device fleet.

What You'll Do:

• Design and develop top-tier software solutions
• Ensure the delivery of products meets the highest standards of quality.
• Assume clear ownership and responsibility for one or multiple product domains.
• Collaborate with company partners and end-users to gather constructive feedback and continually refine product offerings.
• Engage deeply with the product’s objectives to ensure Rippling retains its competitive edge in the market.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience in building large-scale platforms for both web and mobile applications.
• Demonstrable expertise in building distributed services with high availability and strict SLAs
• Solid foundational knowledge in computer science, and knowledge of architecture and common design patterns 
• You’re good at cross-functional communication with product managers, designers, etc
• You’re passionate about being in a product-focused environment where everyone cares deeply about customer impact
• Bonus points if you are proficient in Python, Django, and MongoDB
• Experience with IOT is a plus.
• Experience with AWS is a plus.
• Prior experience in Device Management is a plus.

Personal Attributes:

• A genuine interest in product ownership and a dedication to addressing the needs of our customers.
• An intrinsic motivation to work in a product-centric environment where the emphasis is on making a tangible impact on the customer experience.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.