Senior Software Engineer Tax Platform

About the Team

Ripplings Tax Platform is one of only 5 companies globally that owns the full tax calculation and filing stack. We process over $30 billion in annual payroll for 1 million employeesgrowing 50% year-over-year. Our systems handle millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries ensuring tax correctness across 4000 jurisdictions while staying compliant with constantly changing tax regulations.

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer who takes ownership of complex problems designs robust systems and delivers high-quality solutions that directly impact millions of tax calculations.

What You Will Do

• System Design: Architect scalable reliable systems that handle billions of dollars in tax calculations with zero tolerance for error
• Ownership & Impact: Own features end-to-endfrom design through productionwith direct visibility into business outcomes
• Engineering Excellence: Set the bar for code quality testing practices and technical documentation within your team
• Reliability & Correctness: Build systems where accuracy is non-negotiable; a single bug can mean compliance failures across thousands of companies
• Global Scale: Solve challenges unique to processing millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries with 4000 jurisdictions and evolving regulations
• Collaboration: Partner with compliance product and platform teams to translate complex tax requirements into elegant technical solutions
  
  

What You Will Have

• 5 years of software engineering experience
• Strong system design skills with experience building distributed high-reliability systems
• Proficiency in Python; experience with Django or similar frameworks that follow the MVC pattern (layered architecture).
• Track record of owning and delivering impactful projects autonomously
• Rigorous approach to correctnessyou write tests handle edge cases and think about failure modes
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex problem spaces
• Clear communication and ability to influence technical decisions

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech payroll or tax domains
• Background in compliance-critical systems where correctness is paramount
• Experience with domain-specific languages or rule engines
• Familiarity with MongoDB Temporal or event-driven architectures

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

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