Senior Software Engineer - Tax Calculation
Rippling is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Bengaluru team to advance their mission-critical tax calculation and filing platform. The role involves architecting scalable, distributed systems to process billions of dollars in payroll transactions across thousands of jurisdictions. Candidates must have deep experience with Python and Django, a focus on system correctness, and the ability to own complex features end-to-end. This is an opportunity to work on a high-scale, compliance-driven engine within a top-tier fintech environment.
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Experience
5+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 1
What you will work on
Rippling is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Bengaluru team to advance their mission-critical tax calculation and filing platform. The role involves architecting scalable, distributed systems to process billions of dollars in payroll transactions across thousands of jurisdictions. Candidates must have deep experience with Python and Django, a focus on system correctness, and the ability to own complex features end-to-end. This is an opportunity to work on a high-scale, compliance-driven engine within a top-tier fintech environment.
TAL's take
High-impact role at a Tier 1 unicorn, owning a critical, complex tax platform stack with significant scale.
Highly specific JD detailing the technical stack, domain challenges, and clear architectural responsibilities.
Salaries at Rippling
52.7 LPA average
Based on 39 Grapevine salary entries for Rippling.
Engineering
2 - 4 years | L6
45 LPA average
Range: 40 - 50 LPA
Engineering
4 - 6 years | L7
48 LPA average
Range: 48 - 48 LPA
Engineering
6 - 8 years | L7
72 LPA average
Range: 72 - 72 LPA
Engineering
8 - 10 years | L9
73 LPA average
Range: 52 - 100 LPA
Must haves
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong system design skills for distributed, high-reliability systems
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with Django or similar MVC frameworks
- Track record of owning and delivering impactful projects
- Rigorous approach to correctness and testing
Tools and skills
Nice to have: fintech, payroll, tax domain, mongodb, temporal, event-driven architectures, go, redis, postgresql, aws, kubernetes.
About the company
Rippling is a well-known, high-growth unicorn with strong engineering brand recognition.
Posts mentioning Rippling
DM for referrals
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/us-based-hr-tech-company-rippling-to-expand-in-india-ceo-parker-conrad-124021401482_1.html See careers site https://www.rippling.com/careers
Need referral for SDE 1 at Rippling
Hi all, I am currently working as a Embedded Software Engineer at Texas Instruments(YoE: 1 year) and I want to work as a SDE. I saw a opening for SDE 1 at Rippling (link: https://ats.rippling.com/rippling/jobs/4c3bce21-1608-4520-9d41-a8d45bd8f4ab?jobSite=LinkedIn) If anyone is willing to refer me, please let me know in the comments or in DM. I will share my details and resume with you. Thank you
Work culture at Rippling
Have heard very negative feedback from ex employees in my circle. They just seem to be hiring and firing frequently.