About the role
Director of Engineering - Infrastructure Director of Engineering - Infrastructure 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 $1.4B+ 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 Rippling Infrastructure operates as a scaled engineering organization responsible for the mission-critical systems that power every product and platform across the company. We support nearly 1,000 engineers globally and deliver the foundational infrastructure that enables Rippling's products to scale reliably and efficiently. As part of the broader Platform organization, the Data Infrastructure team owns the core platforms that power data persistence, workflow orchestration, and AI enablement across Rippling. Our organization is responsible for database infrastructure, orchestration systems, and foundational AI platforms that support both customer-facing products and internal engineering teams. We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our Data Infrastructure organization. This leader will define the strategy, roadmap, and execution model for the platforms that underpin Rippling's next generation of products, workflows, and AI-powered experiences. You will lead multiple teams responsible for databases, orchestration platforms, and AI infrastructure while partnering closely with engineering, product, and executive leadership to ensure our platform can support the company's ambitious growth. The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure expertise with exceptional organizational leadership. They have experience building and scaling large-scale distributed systems, developing strong engineering leaders, and driving complex technical initiatives across rapidly growing organizations.
