Software Engineer 2 - Tax Platform

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.85B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the Team

Rippling's 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+ employees—growing 50% year-over-year. Our systems handle millions of payroll transactions across multiple countries, ensuring tax correctness across 4,000+ jurisdictions while staying compliant with constantly changing tax regulations.

We're 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 [email protected]

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 employee's role.