Data Architecture Leader

2 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Rippling Full time
About Rippling
Rippling revolutionizes the way businesses manage their workforce by bringing together HR, IT, and Finance in one platform. The Data Platform team is at the forefront of this innovation, designing high-performance systems that enable advanced HR applications.

The role of a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Rippling is to lead the charge in shaping the future of our engineering organization. As a pivotal figure, you will tackle complex technical challenges, architect robust systems, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with cutting-edge industry standards. This position is not just about code – it's about impact.

Key responsibilities include technical leadership, solving ambiguous challenges, elevating the engineering bar, and innovating relentlessly. You will work closely with senior leaders, drive multi-year strategies, and set the bar for engineering excellence.

What You Will Do
  • Technical Leadership:
    • Lead the design and development of scalable, internet-scale distributed systems.
    • Architect and build extensible solutions from HRIS data pipelines to high-performance OLAP systems.
    • Define the technical vision and ensure alignment across teams, influencing the direction of the organization's architecture.
  • Solve Ambiguous Challenges:
    • Take ambiguous challenges, translate them into actionable plans, and execute with precision.
    • You will be expected to dive in deep and emerge with a written plan for execution that represents the collective needs of multiple teams.
  • Elevate the Engineering Bar:
    • Mentor and coach engineers across the org, fostering a culture of excellence and learning.
    • Act as an incident commander for engineering-wide events, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
    • Advocate for Performance, observability, tech debt reduction, and scalable architecture with pragmatic tradeoffs.
  • Innovate Relentlessly:
    • Develop APIs, data pipelines, and systems using Python, Golang, MongoDB, Kafka, and more.
    • Build the future of data analytics and data insights leveraging cutting-edge technologies.
    • Contribute to developing custom programming languages and tools that push the boundaries of data management.
Requirements and Qualifications
  • Experience That Speaks for Itself:
    • 12+ years in software engineering, with a track record of leading technical initiatives for distributed systems at scale.
    • Deep expertise in scalable architectures, resilient systems, and modern observability practices.
  • Leadership & Collaboration:
    • Proven ability to mentor engineers, influence cross-functional teams, and sync with senior leaders to shape engineering strategy.
    • A natural knack for documentation and knowledge sharing that inspires those around you.
  • Architectural Visionary:
    • Master of designing systems that handle millions of users with high availability and reliability (99.99% or higher).
    • Skilled in designing APIs and backend systems that make developers' lives easier.
  • Bonus Points:
    • Contributions to open-source projects like Apache Iceberg, Presto, or Spark.
    • Hands-on experience with OLAP stacks, query translation, or streaming systems like Kafka and Flink.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary: $186,000 - $325,500 USD per year
  • Benefits package
  • Equity


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