Senior Engineering Manager - Global Tax

About Rippling

Rippling provides businesses with a unified platform to manage HR, IT, and Finance operations. It consolidates fragmented workforce systems such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and device management into a single automated solution. For example, new hires anywhere in the world can be onboarded within 90 seconds, setting up their payroll, corporate cards, computers, benefits, and integrating third-party tools like Slack and Microsoft 365 seamlessly.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Rippling has raised over $1.4 billion backed by leading investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and Sequoia, and has been recognized as one of America’s best startup employers by Forbes. The company prioritizes candidate safety by ensuring official communications only come from @Rippling.com email addresses.

Role Overview

This role is for a Senior Engineering Manager based in London responsible for leading the Global Tax domain, a critical vertical generating significant revenue for the company. The position offers a hands-on leadership opportunity to build and grow a world-class engineering team that underpins Rippling’s international market expansion. The role carries high ownership, with the scope to influence a billion-dollar business area and implement visionary technical strategies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and optimize daily processes to drive a highly effective and high-achieving engineering team.
• Define the strategic direction for the team, proactively address scaling and technical challenges and devise executable plans.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, support, and operations to shape and refine the product roadmap aligned with business needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in software development and delivery, with a deep understanding of software architecture design.
• At least 4 years managing small to mid-sized development teams as an Engineering Manager.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming and improving code quality, architecture, testability, and maintainability.
• Strong project management skills, keen ownership of product outcomes, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Hands-on experience with technologies including Python, Django, MongoDB, React, and AWS is advantageous.
• An exceptional customer-centric approach towards developing solutions.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in its workforce without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. The company provides reasonable accommodations during the hiring process upon request. Employees who can work on-site are encouraged to spend at least three days per week in the London office to promote collaboration and company culture as part of the role's essential functions.