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About the Role

Software engineering is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades with AI agents becoming active participants in software development. This role involves defining the architectural direction for how over 1,000 engineers and AI agents interact with Rippling's codebase, shaping systems from local development to AI-native workflows. The decisions made will influence engineering productivity across 100+ teams and impact Rippling's innovation speed.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the long-term technical vision for Rippling's Developer Experience platform
Architect the next generation of AI-native engineering workflows across a 1,000+ engineer organization
Own and evolve critical development infrastructure, including local and cloud environments, CI/CD systems, repository architecture, test infrastructure, build systems, and agent execution environments
Design systems that allow both engineers and AI agents to safely, reliably, and efficiently develop software at scale
Identify and eliminate systemic sources of friction that impact engineering productivity across the company
Make high-leverage architectural decisions that influence hundreds of engineers and dozens of product organizations
Lead large-scale technical transformations that span 100+ teams and millions of lines of code
Establish technical standards and patterns that balance developer autonomy with platform consistency
Partner closely with Infrastructure, Platform, AI, and Product Engineering leaders to solve company-wide challenges
Dive deep into complex systems and codebases when necessary, driving clarity in ambiguous technical situations
Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience operating at the Staff or Senior Staff level
Deep expertise building and scaling distributed systems in high-growth technology companies
Strong backend engineering fundamentals and fluency in modern systems programming and application development
Experience shaping architecture and technical strategy across large engineering organizations
A track record of leading multi-year, cross-organizational technical initiatives from inception through execution
Strong product intuition and a passion for understanding developer needs and building exceptional developer experiences
Experience building platforms, infrastructure, developer tooling, CI/CD systems, or large-scale engineering productivity solutions
Comfort operating in highly ambiguous environments where the right answer has not yet been defined
Exceptional communication and influence skills, with the ability to align senior technical and executive stakeholders
Curiosity and excitement about how AI will transform software development over the next decade

Location

US-based

Work Type

Office-based (at least three days a week)

Experience Level

Senior Staff
Staff

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary + benefits + equity

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits + equity

About the Company

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.
Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture.

Equal Opportunity

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 accommodations@rippling.com