Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Engineering San Francisco, CA

Rippling provides a unified platform for businesses to manage HR, IT, and Finance functions. It consolidates systems such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and hardware management, enabling comprehensive automation of the employee lifecycle within a single system. For example, Rippling's onboarding process allows hiring a new employee globally and setting up payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365 within 90 seconds. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised over $1.4 billion from top investors including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock. It has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's best startup employers. Candidate safety is a priority; all official communication will only originate from @Rippling.com email addresses. About The Role The Object Platform at Rippling is central to our platform strategy, focusing on three key areas: ZObjects : A leading object store integrating HTAP capabilities for customers and developers. Custom Apps : A platform enabling non-technical users to build and automate business processes through a visual application builder. Application Platform : A development platform supporting both first-party and third-party developers. This senior engineering management role will oversee these three areas. What You'll Do Lead a passionate team of software engineers committed to ownership and impact. Define vision and technical strategy to achieve impactful business outcomes. Drive platform adoption across engineering teams developing next-gen products and cloud services. Establish and maintain engineering processes that enable rapid progress. Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence and operational efficiency. Develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing team with a strong delivery cadence in an agile environment. Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, high-velocity products. Engage in technical architecture, review processes, and provide technical leadership and accountability. Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional leaders to shape and prioritize engineering initiatives. Maintain a holistic view across engineering and product to inform strategy. Take on product management responsibilities when needed. Qualifications At least 8 years of engineering experience delivering impactful products. At least 4 years of experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams. Hands-on experience with distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based SaaS applications, especially AWS. Proven ability to lead and execute complex technical initiatives. Experience transforming ideas into impactful products. Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Strong skills in recruiting, organizing, and motivating engineering teams. Excellent product intuition and cross-functional collaboration skills. Additional Information Rippling simplifies business management by integrating HR, IT, and Finance systems, automating the entire employee lifecycle within a single platform. Our onboarding example highlights the platform's efficiency—hiring a new employee globally and setting up payroll, benefits, and third-party apps within 90 seconds. Based in San Francisco, the company has raised over $1.4 billion from leading investors and has been recognized as a top startup employer by Forbes. Candidate safety is paramount; all official communications will originate from @Rippling.com. The annual pay range for this role is $198,000 to $346,500 USD (US Tier 1). #J-18808-Ljbffr Rippling