Staff Software Engineer - Tax Platform

About Role Rippling's Tax Platform is one of only ~5 companies globally that owns the full tax calculation and filing stack. We process ove...

organization Reliability & Correctness : Design systems where failure is not an option; build for auditability, correctness, and graceful degradation at scale Global Scale : Tackle architectural challenges of processing millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries with 4,000+ jurisdictions and evolving regulations Technical Leadership : Be the technical voice in cross-functional decisions; translate business needs into technical strategy What You Will Have 8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership Proven ability to architect large-scale distributed systems with high reliability requirements Deep expertise in any OOPs language and experience designing systems that other engineers build on Track record of driving technical strategy and influencing decisions across multiple teams Strong ownership mindset—you see problems through from identification to resolution Rigorous engineering practices with a focus on correctness, testing, and operational excellence Excellent communication skills; ability to represent engineering to leadership and stakeholders