Director of Engineering - IT Products

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.

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About the role

The IT Cloud product suite envisions a world where a few IT-focused administrators can manage thousands of employees and meet security, compliance, finance, and employee experience requirements to scale their company infinitely while their employees seamlessly access their work through software and devices. We aim to enable IT professionals to support company growth while providing the tools for a delightful employee experience through their devices & software.

As a Director of Engineering in IT Products, you will be responsible for leading the team that enables the next generation of unified device management for Apple and Windows devices. The role also oversees the IT Inventory Management capability that allows companies to buy, sell, retrieve, and store devices anywhere globally with ease. With Inventory Management, it's trivial to automate device configuration and shipment to incoming employees and automate offboarding employees by automatically sending offboarded users with a retrieval box, wipe, clean, test, and warehouse each returned device.

Rippling's unique platform enables IT Admins to securely manage identity, access, devices, and physical device logistics all from one easy-to-use platform.

What you will do

• Lead Complex Initiatives: Orchestrate the execution of large-scale technical projects from conception to delivery, navigating ambiguity and ensuring alignment across multiple engineering streams.
• Bridge Product and Engineering: Leverage strong product intuition to partner effectively with cross-functional teams, translating business requirements into robust technical solutions that solve real customer problems.
• Drive Product Realization: Take ownership of the full product lifecycle, transforming abstract ideas into tangible, high-impact products that drive business value.
• Thrive in Velocity: Execute with precision in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, balancing immediate product needs with long-term architectural health.
• Build High-Performing Teams: Recruit top-tier talent, organize effective team structures, and foster a culture of motivation, ownership, and technical growth.

What you will need

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with a proven track record of delivering high-impact products and navigating complex technical landscapes.
• 6+ years of engineering management experience, specifically in building, scaling, and leading high-performing teams through periods of rapid growth.
• Technical Mastery: Deep hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs, with a strong working knowledge of modern cloud-based SaaS architectures.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone's compensation-including a candidate's professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is:

216,000 - 378,000 USD per year (US)