Anaconda is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to architect the Developer Experience stack (DevX) for the agentic era at Rippling. This high-impact individual contributor leadership role drives technical direction for how engineers interact with large codebases using AI agents, sitting at the intersection of DevX, CI/CD, platform architecture, and distributed systems design.
What You'll Do
- Own and evolve the end-to-end Developer Experience stack, including local and cloud environments, agent sandboxes, CI/CD, test harnesses, repository management, and agentic coding workflows.
- Gain a strong understanding of developers' day-to-day work and form an opinion on the flows, tools, and UX they need to be maximally happy and effective.
- Identify and eliminate systemic friction that slows engineers and AI agents.
- Define architectural standards that balance team independence with system-wide consistency.
- Drive large-scale technical migrations and DevX transformations across 100+ teams.
- Build systems that scale across a 1,000+ engineer organization.
- Make high-leverage 'fork in the road' decisions that shape long-term development velocity.
- Work cross-functionally with Infra, Platform, and Product engineering leaders to execute in high-ambiguity environments.
- Jump into complex codebases (Python/Go) and diagnose deep systemic issues when necessary.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience operating at Staff/Senior Staff level.
- A passion for understanding, and fulfilling, internal customers needs and impeccable product taste.
- Deep experience building and scaling distributed systems in high-growth SaaS environments.
- Strong backend engineering depth; fluency in both statically typed (e.g., Go/Java) and dynamically typed (e.g., Python/Ruby) languages.
- Experience influencing architecture and technical strategy across large organizations.
- A track record of driving complex technical initiatives that span many teams.
- Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, high-autonomy environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to align senior stakeholders.
Technical Stack
- Python
- Go
- Java
- Ruby
Team & Environment
This role sits within the Infrastructure organization, working cross-functionally with Infra, Platform, and Product engineering leaders to drive change across a 1,000+ engineer organization.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary aligned with location-based ranges.
- Equity included.
Work Mode
This position follows a hybrid work model.
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.
