echojobs.io
Login

Rippling

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Bengaluru, India
API Go MongoDB AWS Unity Java MySQL Streaming Spark Kafka Python
Search for More Jobs
Description
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Senior Staff Engineers to join our Rippling Unity Platform team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building internet-scale distributed systems, developing scalable services, and crafting clean, modular APIs. This role requires deep expertise in both analytical and transactional systems, and a strong understanding of  Scalability , Concurrency , SLAs, system resiliency, and observability. The candidate should be proficient in coding with languages such as Python, Golang, and Java, and experienced in handling systems with millions of users.

Key Responsibilities
  • Architect and Lead: Design, develop, and maintain internet-scale, highly distributed systems and scalable services for the Rippling Unity Platform.
  • Hands-On Coding: Actively participate in coding and code reviews, using languages such as Python, Golang, and Java.
  • Technical Leadership: Provide visionary technical leadership, setting the direction for engineering best practices and the adoption of advanced technologies.
  • Mentorship: Mentor and support engineers across the organization, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.
  • System Design: Architect systems capable of handling millions of users simultaneously, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • API Development: Design and implement clean, modularized abstraction APIs and programmatic APIs for both end users and engineers, including Backend for Frontend (BFF) systems.
  • Storage Solutions: Design and implement Analytical  systems that encompass both analytical (e.g., Presto, S3, Snowflake) and transactional (e.g., MySQL, Aurora, MongoDB) systems. They should be able to handle petabyte scale 
  • Resiliency and SLAs: Develop and maintain systems with high availability and reliability, targeting four or five 9s (99.99% or 99.999%) uptime.
  • Observability: Implement comprehensive observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing, to ensure system health and performance.
  • Streaming and Workflow Systems: Build and integrate streaming solutions (e.g., Spark Streaming, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect) and workflow systems for both transactional and analytical workflows.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, data science, and operations, to align on strategic goals and ensure successful project delivery.
  • Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, driving innovation and continuous improvement within the Rippling Unity Platform.
  • Documentation and Standards: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation and standards for system architecture, design, and operational processes.

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a significant focus on building large-scale distributed systems and scalable services.
  • Technical Expertise: Proficient in coding with languages such as Python, Golang, and Java. Deep understanding of distributed computing principles, data architecture, and scalable system design.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience in technical leadership roles, with a proven track record of mentoring and developing engineering teams.
  • Systems Expertise: Extensive experience in building systems handling millions of users in parallel and developing scalable services. Deep understanding of SLAs, system resiliency, and observability.
  • API Development: Expertise in designing and implementing clean, modularized abstraction APIs and programmatic APIs, including BFF for front-end systems.
  • Storage Systems: Expertise in both analytical (e.g., Presto, S3, Snowflake) and transactional (e.g., MySQL, Aurora, MongoDB) storage systems.
  • Cloud and Streaming: Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, S3) and streaming technologies (e.g., Spark Streaming, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect).
  • Workflow Systems: Understanding of both transactional and analytical workflow systems.
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Rippling
Rippling

0 applies

1 views

Other Jobs from Rippling

Staff Software Engineer - Reports

San Francisco, CA New York, NY

Staff Software Engineer - Observability

San Francisco, CA New York, NY

Similar Jobs

Cloud Support Engineer (Analytics)

Sydney, Australia Melbourne, Australia

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Cambridge, MA Remote Hybrid

There are more than 50,000 engineering jobs:

Subscribe to membership and unlock all jobs

Engineering Jobs

60,000+ jobs from 4,500+ well-funded companies

Updated Daily

New jobs are added every day as companies post them

Refined Search

Use filters like skill, location, etc to narrow results

Become a member

🥳🥳🥳 401 happy customers and counting...

Overall, over 80% of customers chose to renew their subscriptions after the initial sign-up.

To try it out

For active job seekers

For those who are passive looking

Cancel anytime

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We prioritize job seekers as our customers, unlike bigger job sites, by charging a small fee to provide them with curated access to the best companies and up-to-date jobs. This focus allows us to deliver a more personalized and effective job search experience.
  • We've got about 70,000 jobs from 5,000 vetted companies. No fake or sleazy jobs here!
  • We aggregate jobs from 5,000+ companies' career pages, so you can be sure that you're getting the most up-to-date and relevant jobs.
  • We're the only job board *for* software engineers, *by* software engineers… in case you needed a reminder! We add thousands of new jobs daily and offer powerful search filters just for you. 🛠️
  • Every single hour! We add 2,000-3,000 new jobs daily, so you'll always have fresh opportunities. 🚀
  • Typically, job searches take 3-6 months. EchoJobs helps you spend more time applying and less time hunting. 🎯
  • Check daily! We're always updating with new jobs. Set up job alerts for even quicker access. 📅

What Fellow Engineers Say