Software Engineer II 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 Software Engineer II 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

• Design & Delivery: Translate business and tax requirements into software designs. Own well-defined features from design through production and understand their impact on customers.
• System Design: Build reliable components of tax systems and partner with senior engineers on broader architectural decisions.
• Tax & Compliance: Build and maintain systems where accuracy and regulatory compliance matter.
• Collaboration: Work with product managers engineers and cross-functional partners to clarify requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business needs.
• Engineering Quality: Write maintainable code and tests review code and document designs and test plans.
• Operations: Investigate issues improve reliability and help keep tax and compliance systems running smoothly.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current with relevant engineering practices and changes in the tax and compliance domain.

What You Will Have

• 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with Django or a similar framework.
• Experience designing and building scalable systems or SaaS applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear communication and the ability to work effectively across teams.

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

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office) Rippling considers working in the office at least three days a week under current policy to be an essential function of the employees role.