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Senior Software Engineer, Global Payroll

Rippling - Sydney, NSW, Australia - In-office - posted 2026-08-14

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Rippling is a unified HR, IT, and Finance platform that consolidates workforce systems—payroll, expenses, benefits, computers—into a single system. The company has raised $1.4B+ from top-tier investors (Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, Bedrock) and is headquartered in San Francisco. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Global Payroll team, you will drive the development of Rippling's full-service payroll platform, which handles payroll configuration and calculations for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide. This role offers significant autonomy and impact, with opportunities to shape product strategy and own initiatives from conception through execution. Key responsibilities include: - Partnering with design and product leadership to define vision, strategy, and roadmap for the payroll platform, balancing platform and product considerations - Building and rearchitecting core platform components to support scaling and new functionality - Implementing maintainable, high-quality, reliable solutions that grow with the business - Mentoring other engineers and fostering their professional development - Enforcing high engineering standards and raising the bar for technical excellence This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced engineer seeking high impact, autonomy, and the chance to shape the technology behind one of Rippling's core product offerings. You will work on complex payroll logic, global compliance requirements, and systems that power critical HR workflows for enterprises.

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