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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 advantages and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365 all within 90 seconds Based in San Francisco CA Rippling has raised 1 4B 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 We prioritize candidate safety Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from Rippling com addresses About the Role We are hiring a Software Engineer I to join Rippling s Payroll Calculations Engineering Team This team is responsible for accurately calculating and managing earnings deductions taxes and withholdings which are used by downstream systems such as filings and remittances We also focus on building scalable frameworks to support global payroll expansion This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career to work on high-impact systems and grow in a quick-paced product-focused environment What You Will Do Contribute to the development of robust and scalable systems supporting payroll calculations Collaborate with senior engineers and product managers to build and ship features Participate in code reviews stand-ups and design discussions to continuously learn and improve Write clean maintainable code and contribute to improving our tech stack and processes Who You Are You re passionate about solving real-world problems and building systems that impact millions of users You re curious eager to learn and thrive in a collaborative setting You care about code quality maintainability and long-term scalability Qualifications 1-2 years of professional experience in a fast-paced engineering environment Experience building large-scale platforms for web applications Expertise in Python and Django is a must-have Familiarity with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases Strong grasp of CS fundamentals data structures algorithms and system design basics Comfortable debugging and troubleshooting independently Bonus Exposure to frontend development JavaScript is a plus About the Payroll Calculations Engineering Team at Rippling Payroll is one of the most critical components of any business impacting employees salaries tax filings and compliance with local labor laws Rippling s Payroll Calculations Engineering Team is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while integrating key HR functions like PTO Benefits and HRIS Our team works on Our team is responsible for managing calculation strategies across multiple countries continuously extending our framework to support new country launches By joining our team you will have the opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that power payroll for companies worldwide making payroll processing seamless and efficient If you re passionate about scaling payroll systems and working on impactful integrations we d love to hear from you .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.