Senior Staff Software Engineer
BengaluruFull-time15–27 yrsPosted 1 week ago
Leadership software engineering role at Rippling in Bengaluru. Needs 15+ years.
About the role
As our product surface area and engineering organization continue to scale, platform reliability, performance, and consistency must be built into the system by default. We are hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer (L9) to provide technical leadership for the backend and full-stack foundations of Rippling’s UI Platform.
What you'll do
- Define and enforce architectural boundaries and contracts that isolate critical paths from product code to reduce blast radius
- Establish performance budgets, tooling and automated enforcement to detect and prevent performance and reliability regressions before they reach production
- Drive the evolution of configuration-driven platforms that replace bespoke implementations with scalable, reusable foundations
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across UI Platform (30+ engineers) and influence the broader Platform org
- Act as the architectural authority for UI Platform initiatives - setting direction, reviewing designs, and making high-impact technical decisions
What you need
- Java
- Python
- Data modelling
- Incident response