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Rippling SSE Round 1

SDE II
February 5, 2026 · 25 reads

Summary

I interviewed for an SSE role at Rippling. I was presented with a multi-part coding question about building a voting system for articles and managed to solve two out of three parts, which was sufficient to clear the interview.

Rippling SDE-1 Interview Experience

SDE-1· Remote· 2y exp· Offer
December 11, 2025 · 236 reads

Summary

Successfully cleared the SDE-1 interview at Rippling with a focus on Data Structures & Algorithms and Low Level Design. The interview process included two rounds: a 60-minute DS&A session with two specific problems and a 60-minute Low Level Design round for an Employee Access Management System. The candidate received an offer after completing both rounds.

Rippling | Staff Engineer | Interview Experience | BLR

Staff Engineer· BLR· 10y exp· Rejected
October 14, 2025 · 293 reads

Summary

I applied for a Staff Engineer position at Rippling via referral. I went through a System Design round focusing on designing an aggregator app with personalized feeds. Despite feeling the interview went well, I ultimately did not receive an offer.

Rippling | Senior Software Engineer | Reject

Senior Software Engineer· Rejected
October 6, 2025 · 224 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer role at Rippling, where I was tasked with designing a delivery tracking system. Despite my successful implementation, I was ultimately rejected, likely due to a floating-point precision issue I encountered.

Senior SDE at Rippling

Senior SDE· Ongoing
September 26, 2025 · 220 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior SDE role at Rippling. The interview process included System Design, Web Development, and Coding rounds. The outcome is currently pending.

Senior Software Engineer | Rippling | Reject

Senior Software Engineer· 7y exp· Rejected
September 16, 2025 · 316 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer position at Rippling and was ultimately rejected. While I performed strongly in some coding and managerial rounds, my performance in the System Design rounds, particularly the booking system design, led to the rejection.

Rippling SDE2

SDE II· Ongoing
August 25, 2025 · 223 reads

Summary

I interviewed for an SDE2 position at Rippling where I was tasked with designing and implementing a system for managing delivery driver payments, progressing from basic cost tracking to managing paid and unpaid deliveries.

Rippling Interview Experience | SDE I | Onsite

SDE I
August 11, 2025 · 74 reads

Summary

I went through Rippling's SDE I interview process, which included an Online Assessment, two DSA rounds (one of which I struggled with and had to re-attempt), and one Low-Level Design round. Despite positive feedback on the LLD and second DSA, I was ultimately rejected.

Rippling | Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer· 10y exp
July 8, 2025 · 115 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer position at Rippling, which involved two coding rounds, an engineering manager discussion, a system design challenge, and a machine coding exercise. I successfully passed all rounds with strong positive feedback.

Rippling | SDE 2 | Offer | India

Software Engineer SDE 2· India· 4y exp
June 16, 2025 · 101 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer SDE 2 position at Rippling in India, bringing 4+ years of experience, and ultimately received an offer. The interview process involved multiple rounds, including technical screenings with coding and system design, followed by onsite rounds focusing on coding, system design, and a hiring manager discussion.

SSE | Rippling | Bengaluru | Reject

SDE II· Bengaluru· 9y exp
May 26, 2025 · 48 reads

Summary

I had a technical screening interview for a Senior Software Engineer role at Rippling in Bengaluru, which involved a multi-part coding question on managing driver deliveries, and I was ultimately rejected without feedback.

Rippling | Bengaluru | 5.5 yoe | Reject

· bengaluru· 5.5y exp· Rejected
January 23, 2025 · 149 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a role at Rippling in Bengaluru, bringing 5.5 years of experience. Despite making it through several rounds, including phone screening, managerial, and onsite coding/system design, I was ultimately rejected due to issues with code clarity and getting sidetracked during system design.

Rippling - SSE - Rejected

SDE II· Rejected
January 16, 2025 · 128 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Staff Software Engineer position at Rippling, focusing on Data Structures & Algorithms. Despite feeling confident about my production-level code and handling follow-up questions, I was unfortunately rejected because I only completed one out of three required problems.

Senior Software Engineer | Rippling

Senior Software Engineer· 8y exp· Withdrew
January 3, 2024 · 214 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed at Rippling for a Senior Software Engineer position. The process included a screening round with a LeetCode Hard problem and a behavioral discussion, followed by three challenging on-site system design rounds. Despite performing well in most rounds, I was down-leveled to SDE-2 due to one system design interview and ultimately declined the offer, as I was seeking an SDE-3 or higher role.

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