Join Rippling's pioneering Tax Platform team, a global leader in tax calculation and filing solutions. We process over $30 billion in annual payroll for more than 1 million employees, experiencing significant year-over-year growth. Our robust systems manage millions of payroll transactions across numerous countries, ensuring tax accuracy in over 4,000 jurisdictions and maintaining compliance with ever-changing tax laws.

This is a key role where you will define the technical direction, guide architectural choices, and significantly influence the future of our tax infrastructure. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will drive impact across the entire function and set the benchmark for engineering excellence.

Lead the architectural vision for critical systems processing billions in tax calculations, ensuring scalability for rapid growth.

Drive high-visibility initiatives that shape roadmaps and influence overall company strategy.

Champion and define robust engineering standards, establishing scalable patterns for the organization.

Design highly reliable systems where operational excellence, auditability, and graceful degradation are paramount.

Address complex architectural challenges of global payroll processing across multiple countries and jurisdictions.

Act as the primary technical voice in cross-functional decision-making, translating business needs into effective technical strategies.

Bring at least 8 years of software engineering experience, with a proven history of technical leadership.

Demonstrate expertise in architecting large-scale, highly reliable distributed systems.

Possess deep proficiency in an OOPs language and experience designing systems for other engineers to build upon.

Showcase a track record of defining technical strategy and influencing decisions across multiple teams.

Exhibit a strong ownership mentality, driving issues from inception to successful resolution.

Adhere to rigorous engineering practices focused on correctness, comprehensive testing, and operational excellence.

Possess excellent communication skills, enabling effective representation of engineering to leadership and stakeholders.