Senior Staff Software Engineer - HRIS

Rippling seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer to oversee the HRIS organization, responsible for designing and scaling platform primitives and end-to-end workflows used by millions, while guiding technical strategy across multiple teams.

Job Details

• Location: New York, NY (onsite)
• Compensation: USD 207,000 – 345,000 per year
• Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering

Responsibilities

• Establish and guide the HRIS organization's technical strategy, mapping a long-term plan for architecture, scalability, reliability, and usability across both platform and product surfaces.
• Design and deliver core data models, APIs, services, and abstractions that form the HRIS foundation and are utilized by multiple product teams.
• Own end-to-end engineering of key HRIS product workflows such as hiring, onboarding, benefits, time, and compliance, ensuring robustness, performance, and extensibility.
• Lead cross-organizational initiatives including global scale-out, regulatory compliance, and high-availability architecture spanning several teams.
• Elevate engineering standards by influencing design and execution across the organization, mentoring senior engineers, and promoting best practices in system and product engineering.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership across HRIS and adjacent domains to align technical vision and deliver cohesive solutions.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years in professional software engineering with technical leadership driving impact across the organization.
• Strong track record in both platform and product engineering, designing distributed systems and building complex, large-scale, user-facing applications.
• Expertise in system architecture, data modeling, and service design, balancing long-term strategy with iterative delivery.
• Experience operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments where platform primitives and product requirements evolve rapidly.
• Proven technical leadership and mentorship abilities with influence across multiple teams and organizations.

Additional Information

• Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We pursue a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or 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. Reasonable accommodations are provided.
• Rippling places value on in-office collaboration. For employees living near a Rippling office, in-office work three days per week is considered an essential function of the role under current policy.
• This role offers a competitive salary plus benefits and equity. Salary for US-based employees aligns with location-based tiers, with final offers potentially differing from listed ranges.
• A range of factors, including professional background, experience, and location, influence compensation. Final offers may vary from the published range.
• The pay range for this role is 207,000 to 345,000 USD per year. (US)