Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Rippling – Seattle, Washington, United States About this position Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance by bringing together all workforce systems—payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers—into a single, integrated platform. The Cloud Infrastructure team supports over 1,000 engineers and millions of end users, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of Rippling’s production environment. What you will do Lead and grow a team responsible for the core cloud infrastructure and production platform. Define long‑term strategy for infrastructure scalability, reliability, and operational excellence. Own Kubernetes platform architecture, cluster management, and production infrastructure lifecycle. Drive infrastructure automation through Infrastructure as Code and platform self‑service capabilities. Establish best practices around observability, monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery. Partner with engineering teams to improve system reliability, deployment safety, and operational efficiency. Lead large‑scale infrastructure initiatives spanning multiple engineering organizations. Develop and mentor engineers while maintaining a culture of ownership and technical excellence. Improve cost efficiency, capacity planning, and cloud resource management. What you will need 8+ years of software or infrastructure engineering experience. 4+ years of engineering management experience. Deep expertise in AWS and large‑scale cloud infrastructure. Strong experience operating Kubernetes in production environments. Expertise in Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform and Helm. Experience leading highly available distributed systems at scale. Operational mindset with experience managing production incidents and reliability programs. Experience developing senior engineers, staff engineers, and principal engineers. Excellent cross‑functional leadership and communication skills. Additional Information Rippling is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on any protected class and provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. Compensation Competitive salary, benefits, and equity. Pay range: $207,000 – $362,250 per year (US – San Francisco Bay Area). #J-18808-Ljbffr