Anaconda is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Rippling Payroll Calculations team. This team builds the engine at the heart of payroll processing, and you will be a key technical leader shaping its future. Your role is responsible for the architecture, scalability, and long-term technical vision to enable global scaling and 100% accuracy.
What You'll Do
- Lead technical architecture for the next generation of our global payroll calculation engine, designing scalable frameworks that support operations across multiple countries.
- Own the end-to-end delivery of high-impact, complex features, from initial design and technical specifications through to production deployment and monitoring.
- Drive the technical roadmap for the Calculations team, identifying and tackling performance bottlenecks, reliability improvements, and architectural refactors.
- Take on ambiguous technical challenges and turn them into concrete, actionable plans for the team.
- Exercise expert technical judgment in building scalable, maintainable, and extensible systems, ensuring data integrity across complex services.
- Raise the engineering bar for the entire organization by mentoring engineers, leading design reviews, and championing best practices.
- Collaborate across functions with Product Management, HRIS, and other engineering leaders.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of technical leadership and driving org-wide impact.
- Expertise in building large-scale, distributed backend systems.
- Experience managing the complete project lifecycle, transforming intricate ideas and ambiguous requirements into successful launches independently.
- Deep expertise in system architecture, data modeling, and building core services with clean abstractions.
- A keen product sense and a passion for advocating for the customer, with experience building robust systems that directly impact business-critical flows.
- Outstanding capacity to convey intricate technical concepts clearly and precisely to diverse functional teams.
Nice to Have
- Strong proficiency in Python and Django is highly preferred.
- Experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases is a strong plus.
Technical Stack
- Python
- Django
- MongoDB
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary aligned with location-based ranges.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Equity included.
Work Mode
This position follows a hybrid work model.
Rippling is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
