About the role
About Ramp Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $100B in annualized spend flows in and out of 50,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. About the Role As a Staff Software Engineer on our AI DevX team, you'll architect and own the developer tooling and infrastructure that enables hundreds of engineers to build software faster with AI. You'll act as both a technical owner and a multiplier: shipping platforms that accelerate agent-driven engineering, while shaping best practices that scale across the organization. You will be expected to take ownership of critical AI DevX systems while also influencing Ramp's broader AI strategy and engineering culture. Our ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with a passion for AI, an obsession with developer productivity, strong collaborative instincts, and proven experience shipping and maintaining tools that developers rely on daily. What You'll Do Stay at the forefront of the AI development ecosystem. Deeply understand model capabilities, evaluate emerging tools critically, and make informed decisions about when and how to adopt new technologies Drive proficiency with the most effective AI coding tools and practices across the engineering organization Build platforms that help our devs offload more work to AI and empower AI to perform better when doing Ramp dev work Gather developer feedback, identify friction points, and iterate on solutions that improve developer velocity Grow AI vendor partnerships and serve as the advocate for Ramp’s engineers What You'll Need Typically 8+ years of professional software engineering experience Deep backend engineering expertise spanning infrastructure, services, and data systems Python proficiency; Strong Bash/Unix fundamentals You thrive in your terminal, instinctively crafting reusable tools as you work Obsessed with productivity, automation, and optimization Prior experience working in a fast-paced startup environment Strong AI fluency and AI coding tool proficiency Nice to Haves Active power user of AI coding agents Proven track record shipping and maintaining developer tools Demonstrated experience building AI-powered systems Experience leading technical teams and owning technical roadmaps Forward-deployed engineering or public speaking/writing experience Background in AI/ML; Able to read and understand AI research papers Expertise in: Data Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Docker, Terraform Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees) 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you Partially covered for your dependents One Medical annual membership 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp) Flexible PTO Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year) Parental Leave Unlimited AI token usage Pet insurance Centralized home-office equipment ordering for all employees Health and Wellness stipend In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more Budget for intra-office travel Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed) Referral Instructions If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf. Other notices Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Beware of recruiting scams: Ramp will only contact you through official @ Ramp.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. Ramp Applicant Privacy Notice