Senior Software Engineer, Backend Rippling AI

At Rippling were not just building AI features were building an autonomous operating system for work.

Were investing heavily in the next generation of enterprise AI: intelligent background automation systems that monitor and improve themselves and a custom intelligence layer built on Ripplings unique data and workflows. The opportunity is to make Ripplings products fundamentally smarter and more autonomous over time not through one-off features but through platform-level infrastructure that compounds.

Youll be joining the team that recently launched Rippling AI the fastest-growing product in Ripplings history. Every customer touchpoint from onboarding to expense approvals to IT requests is being rebuilt around agents and the platform you build will be the foundation every AI surface at Rippling runs on. Were moving at startup speed with the reach of a category leader and were staffing this team like its the most important bet at the company.

As a Senior Engineer on AI Platform youll own meaningful technical initiatives end-to-end drive architecture decisions within your scope and collaborate closely with engineers across product infra and platform orgs. Youll work alongside some of the best engineers and product leaders at Rippling. This is a deeply hands-on role where youll be in the weeds of the code.

• Own end-to-end technical design and implementation for high-impact AI platform initiatives from design through production
• Collaborate closely with engineers across product infra and platform organizations
• Build scalable agent infrastructure that automates repetitive high-frequency workflows across Ripplings product surface
• Design systems that are observable self-correcting and capable of improving over time with minimal human intervention
• Develop harness and platform capabilities that encode business logic and institutional knowledge into reliable automated workflows
• Partner closely with Product to ensure AI-powered surfaces are trustworthy controllable and intuitive for end users and admins
• Mentor junior engineers contribute to best practices for AI platform development and raise the technical bar on your team
• Track the frontier translate model capability improvements into architectural decisions and move quickly when new approaches unlock better outcomes

• 5 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of owning and delivering complex technical projects
• Strong expertise in platform and distributed systems engineering youve built reliable observable large-scale systems
• Strong hands-on coding skills; you are an active high-output contributor in the codebase
• Experience driving technical initiatives end-to-end including collaborating across teams to deliver outcomes
• Strong product instincts you translate ambiguous problems into durable platform capabilities and partner effectively with product teams
• Clear precise communication to diverse audiences both written and verbal
• Comfort with ambiguity and high velocity; the roadmap evolves as the technology evolves
• Recent hands-on experience building AI agents is a plus

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

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 employees 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.

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