Staff Software Engineer - Rippling Query Language

Staff Software Engineer - Rippling Query Language Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Information Technology About the Role The Platform team is responsible for developing core services and cross‑cutting products that form the building blocks at Rippling. Other engineering teams leverage these fundamental Lego‑like blocks to create complex products on top of them. The team owns the analytics, customizable workflows, data platform, reporting, permissions, and custom fields products. All these projects have customer‑facing product components and core platform components supporting 10+ product teams, providing a unique opportunity to work on both product and platform layers. At Rippling we want users to configure and customize our features without complexity. We’ve created a new language called Rippling Query Language (RQL), which allows customers to write queries and scripts to create Formula Fields inside our analytics suite, applications in Data Cloud, and extend functionality across Rippling. RQL internally has its own grammar, parser, query translator, distributed query processing engine, and a distributed datastore. The role will involve tackling challenging technical problems in distributed systems and big‑data technologies. What You’ll Do Work on distributed processing engines and distributed databases Develop high‑quality software with attention to detail using tech stacks such as Python, MongoDB, CDC, and Kafka Leverage big data technologies like Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink, and more Build custom programming languages within the Rippling Platform Create data platforms, data lakes, and data ingestion systems that scale Design, develop, code, and test software systems, improvements, products, and user‑facing experiences Collaborate with software architects and senior developers working on state‑of‑the‑art development Contribute to product design and implementation discussions Find and build unique solutions to carry projects from idea phase to production What You’ll Need 8+ years of experience in backend engineering roles Experience writing testable and performant backend code Experience working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment Experience mentoring less‑experienced developers Ability to thrive in an environment that grants high autonomy to explore creative solutions 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 employees working in‑office to foster a collaborative environment. For office‑based employees (those living within a defined radius of a Rippling office), working in the office at least three days a week under current policy is an essential function of the role. This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity. Salary for US‑based employees is aligned with one of the ranges below based on location. The pay range for this role is 189,000 – 330,750 USD per year (US Tier 1) . A variety of factors influence compensation, including professional background, experience, and location. Final offers may vary from the amounts listed. #J-18808-Ljbffr Rippling