Product Lead, Developer Experience

Product Lead, Developer Experience Rippling New York, New York, United States Information Technology About the role The Rippling Developer Platform team is responsible for the products and frameworks that power the integration of HR, IT, Finance, and third‑party applications into one unified system. The team owns the foundational building blocks – analytics, workflow automation, permissions, and our unified data platform – that every Rippling product is built on. We're treating the internal developer toolchain as a product and hiring someone to own it. Your customers are Rippling’s engineers, growing weekly. AI coding tools are already transforming how they work. The goal is to make the Developer Platform a force multiplier, improving developer productivity by 2‑3×. Success is measured in developer velocity; you’ll define what that means and how we track it. What you will do Own the vision and roadmap for Rippling’s internal developer toolchain – AI agents, platform primitives, libraries, services, and documentation. Work directly with SDEs to identify where DX breaks down and where investment has the highest leverage. Drive adoption of platform building blocks by making them easier to discover, understand, and use. Design how agentic coding fits into the Rippling development loop – from scaffolding to review to deployment to verification in production. Define the metrics that measure developer velocity and hold the product accountable to improving them. What you will need 8+ years of combined product and/or engineering experience. Former SDE – not just a "technical background." You wrote production code and understand what bad DX feels like from the inside. Actively use AI coding tools today and have strong opinions on them. Taste – you know the difference between DX that works and DX that demos well. Deep knowledge of the AI space – you track how agentic coding is evolving and have a point of view on where it’s going. Understanding of the business case – you can connect DX improvements to developer throughput, hiring leverage, and scale. Experience owning platform or developer‑facing products. Strong alignment with Rippling’s leadership principles, particularly "Go and See," "Push Limits," "Are Right, a Lot," and "Change Minds Quickly, But Go." Additional Information Rippling is an equal‑opportunity employer. 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. Rippling highly values having employees working in‑office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office‑based employees, working in the office at least three days a week is considered an essential function of the role. Benefits This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity. The salary for US‑based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location: The pay range for this role is: $174,000 – $290,000 USD per year (US Tier 1). #J-18808-Ljbffr Rippling