Summary
Rippling is a company that provides a unified platform for managing HR, IT, and Finance. They are seeking a Software Engineer II to design and implement backend services and APIs for their HR Product, contributing to the employee lifecycle management system.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test reliable backend services and APIs that power core product features and business logic at scale
- Work across key technical domains, including API design, data modeling, event modeling, and optimizing service performance
- Own the development lifecycle for defined features, from implementation and testing to deployment, monitoring, and support in a production environment
- Effectively integrate into cross-functional teams, contribute to technical discovery, and rapidly learn from code and system feedback
Skills
- 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, preferably with Python, Go, or a similar production language, and strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Care about business impact, balancing technical craft with speed and the bottom line to deliver value quickly
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, demonstrating resilience and agility in the face of changing product needs
- Excellent skills in communicating complex technical ideas with clarity to enable effective collaboration with peers and stakeholders
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, preferably with Python, Go, or a similar production language, and strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Care about business impact, balancing technical craft with speed and the bottom line to deliver value quickly
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, demonstrating resilience and agility in the face of changing product needs
- Excellent skills in communicating complex technical ideas with clarity to enable effective collaboration with peers and stakeholders
Benefits