Rippling

Rippling is the most Engineering-driven company I've worked at in my career. The culture recognizes that a lot of things are possible with the right technical investment. The company actually uses its own products for everything, so if something is bad, it gets fixed.

Rippling expects you to be engaged, and you'll be rewarded with agency. Engineers aren't overburdened with process.

There's still a strong startup vibe; the pace is fast and things actually get done. There's a lot of opportunity to influence the organization and establish long-term direction.

On the business side, execs are generally as transparent as you could reasonably hope for. The CEO still has open-ended chats with the whole company frequently.

Tech debt is burning down, but slowly. The software development lifecycle is still underdeveloped.

If you cannot advocate for yourself, you'll find the pace challenging.