Senior Software Engineer (Mobile) - TravelEngineeringNew York, NY

Rippling
RemotePosted 11 February 2026

Job Description

Current Openings Senior Software Engineer (Mobile) - Travel Senior Software Engineer (Mobile) - Travel 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. We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses. About the role You’ll join the Spend org, which is reshaping corporate spending from millions to billions of dollars in transactions every month. The Travel team drives the future of corporate travel through integrated solutions on the Rippling Platform. As part of the Spend Suite—covering corporate cards, expense management, procurement, and bill pay—the Travel team is central to our all-in-one spend solution. We are doubling down on our mobile experience to support employees during critical "day-of-travel" moments—like flight check-ins, itinerary changes, and on-the-go support. Our goal is to build the best travel platform for employees, finance teams, and travel managers. As a Senior Mobile Engineer on the Travel Experience team, you will be the driving force behind elevating our mobile application from functional to delightful. You will take ownership of our React Native architecture, working alongside backend engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to define the future of corporate travel on mobile. Your work will directly impact the employee experience, ensuring that booking a flight or changing a hotel reservation is as seamless on a phone as it is on a desktop. What you will do Lead the architecture and development of the Rippling Travel mobile app using React Native, driving the roadmap for critical features like flight search, booking, and check-in flows. Partner closely with Design to transform the mobile experience from "functional" to "world-class," obsessing over interactions, performance, and polish. Contribute across the stack by working on our React-based web application to ensure feature parity and code sharing where appropriate. Collaborate with backend engineers to define API contracts and with the broader Mobile Platform team to align on architectural standards. Propose and roll out technical initiatives that align the mobile codebase with industry best practices for quality, observability, and testing. Participate in the on-call rotation and own the reliability of the mobile experience in production. Take ambiguous product requirements for mobile workflows and turn them into concrete, actionable engineering plans. What you will need 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with a strong focus on mobile development. Deep expertise in building high-quality mobile applications using React Native, with an understanding of the bridge, performance optimization, and mobile-specific constraints. Familiarity with native iOS (Swift/Obj-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) development is a strong plus for debugging and building native modules. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React, with the ability to contribute to web codebases. Demonstrate a keen product sense that advocates for delivering exceptional, consumer-grade customer experiences on mobile devices. Experience managing the complete project lifecycle, transforming intricate ideas into successful launche ... (truncated, view full listing at source)