Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain large-scale, distributed systems and scalable services for the Rippling Unity Platform.
• Set the direction for engineering best practices and technology adoption.
• Engage in coding and code reviews using Python, Golang, and Java.
• Guide and support engineers, fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align on goals and ensure successful project outcomes.
• Design and implement clean, modular APIs, including Backend for Frontend (BFF) systems.
• Architect systems capable of supporting millions of users, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability
• Design analytical and transactional systems (e. g., Presto, S3 Snowflake, MySQL, Aurora, MongoDB) to handle petabyte-scale data.
• Implement streaming solutions (e. g., Spark Streaming, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect) for transactional and analytical workflows.
• Establish robust observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing.
• Maintain standards and comprehensive documentation for system architecture and operations.

Requirements:

• 9+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a role leading architecture, designing consumer-facing products, and building systems.
• Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in backend development, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines.
• Data Pipeline Experience: Hands-on experience with data processing frameworks.
• Scalability and Performance: Deep knowledge of building and scaling real-time, high-throughput systems.
• Consumer-Facing Product Development: Experience working on consumer-grade applications with a focus on intuitive user experiences.