Staff Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Platform
ripplingSeattle (WA)
Staff Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Platform
Posted yesterday
ripplingSeattle (WA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Rippling is hiring a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend) to shape the Benefits platform and global marketplace. You will architect scalable systems, drive long-term strategy while delivering fast, high-impact features, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on innovations in AI-enabled development. We value extensive distributed-systems experience with Python and AWS, plus expertise in Go, Java, Django, or React.
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