Staff Software Engineer

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and translate business goals into technical requirements, drive an iterative development plan, and lead a small team to on-time delivery with attention to rollout, observability, and DX.

Own full SDLC with migration and monitoring plans
Lead workstreams for product development, deployment, and post-launch success
Hands-on development with TypeScript, React, NodeJS, and MongoDB

Job Description

Responsibilities

Demonstrated ability to work directly with stakeholders to define and refine technical requirements from a set of business goals or behavioral requirements.
Ability to turn technical requirements into an iterative development plan with clear goals and timelines and then lead a small team to successful, on-time delivery.
Demonstrate a mindset of operational excellence and full SDLC ownership - you’ll be responsible for ensuring not just feature delivery but a clear migration/rollout path, attention to observability tooling, metrics capture and monitoring and ownership of a successful launch after dev completion.
Attention to DX - track record of increasing team velocity, removing development bottlenecks and automating processes to ensure top-tier delivery
Conversational fluency in AWS best practices, enterprise software design patterns, and event-driven architecture
Strong coding experience required - you’ll be hands on with the product. Professional experience building products with TypeScript, React, NodeJS and MongoDB is preferred.
Practical application of AI developer tools in daily engineering tasks.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to work directly with stakeholders to define and refine technical requirements from a set of business goals or behavioral requirements.
Ability to turn technical requirements into an iterative development plan with clear goals and timelines and then lead a small team to successful, on-time delivery.
Demonstrate a mindset of operational excellence and full SDLC ownership - you’ll be responsible for ensuring not just feature delivery but a clear migration/rollout path, attention to observability tooling, metrics capture and monitoring and ownership of a successful launch after dev completion.
Attention to DX - track record of increasing team velocity, removing development bottlenecks and automating processes to ensure top-tier delivery
Conversational fluency in AWS best practices, enterprise software design patterns, and event-driven architecture
Strong coding experience required - you’ll be hands on with the product. Professional experience building products with TypeScript, React, NodeJS and MongoDB is preferred.
Practical application of AI developer tools in daily engineering tasks.

Preferred

8+ years experience building products in a startup environment is preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science preferred
Mobile experience in Expo/React Native or fully native apps, a bonus

Benefits

Startup environment within a stable, industry-leading company
Competitive salary, bonus structure & equity
Excellent Health, Dental, Vision and Parental Benefits
Regular team outings & events
Hybrid / Remote Flexibility
Flexible PTO and Work Hours
401(k)

Rippling

4.0 Glassdoor

Rippling is a workforce management system that eliminates the friction from running a business. Today, most companies struggle with everything from routine tasks, like running payroll, to cross-functional planning, like aligning on headcount. That’s because all their data related to people, processes, and systems is scattered in a hundred places. Rippling has every application you need to run your business—from applicant tracking and payroll to IT and expenses—in one place. But unlike other systems, Rippling sits on top of a unified platform. Data flows dynamically between Rippling’s applications, giving every team a shared source of truth, the power to automate processes, and access to the insights they need. This allows your business to execute better, faster.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock.Get help: rippling.com/contactLicensing details: https://app.rippling.com/licensing

Founded in 2016

San Francisco, California, USA

6.5K employees (237 in marketing)

www.rippling.com

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