Rippling·Software Engineer

Rippling Software Engineer interview experience

Posted Sep 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My tech screen felt like a practical engineering problem that quickly turned into a moving target.

I worked through an LLD-style setup, and then the interviewer changed the requirements as we went, forcing me to adapt what I’d planned while still keeping everything coherent. I wasn’t allowed to use AI, and toward the end I got the sense the interviewer regretted not using AI to finish parts of the work more smoothly.

The format still followed a clear progression: a technical screen with guidance on how to handle an AI opt-in decision at the start. Even with that structure, the changing requirements made the experience more about keeping momentum than about producing a perfect “first

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