Rippling | Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer10 years
July 8, 20259 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.

Full Experience

Years of Experience: 10 years
Previous Companies: Top-tier startups and product-based enterprise companies

Interview Experience Summary

  1. Coding Round 1 (60 mins)

    Problem focused on Travel Expense Calculation
    Included a follow-up problem
    Emphasis on strong OOP principles and clean code practices

    ✅ Verdict: Strong Yes

  2. Engineering Manager Round (60 mins)

    Deep dive into latest project and system-level thinking
    Covered behavioral questions aligned with Rippling Leadership Principles

    ✅ Verdict: Strong Yes

  3. Coding Round 2 (60 mins)

    Problem related to Driver Delivery Service
    Included 2 follow-up scenarios
    Focus on best coding practices, OOP, time complexity, and alternative solutions

    ✅ Verdict: Strong Yes

  4. System Design Round (60 mins)

    Design problem: News Feed Service
    Discussed fault tolerance, consistency vs availability, monitoring strategies, and scalability

    ✅ Verdict: Yes

  5. Machine Coding Round (90 mins)

    Task: Web API design
    Follow-up discussions on security, design decisions, concurrency, testing strategies, and production readiness

    ✅ Verdict: Strong Yes

Interview Questions (2)

Q1
Design News Feed Service
System DesignHard

Design problem: News Feed Service. Discussed fault tolerance, consistency vs availability, monitoring strategies, and scalability.

Q2
Web API Design
System Design

Task: Web API design. Follow-up discussions on security, design decisions, concurrency, testing strategies, and production readiness.

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