Software Engineer, Engineering Platform

Ramp

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$246,900–$339,500 / yr
Posted
137 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $181k
This role $293k
$81k most similar roles pay here $367k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $293k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Ramp

Ramp is a corporate spend management platform providing corporate cards, expense management, and accounts payable automation tools to help businesses control spending and operate more efficiently. Industry: Financial Technology & Corporate Spend Management

Ramp currently has 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,000–$297,330 across 34 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, Engineering Platform

As a Software Engineer, Engineering Platform, you will join a team dedicated to improving development workflows and infrastructure for over 300 engineers. You will be responsible for building paved paths for high-frequency tasks such as service creation, migrations, and reliable background jobs while enhancing CI/CD, testing, and local development environments. The role involves scaling the codebase and infrastructure by improving modularity, performance, and reliability across a Python monolith, internal libraries, and database systems. You will also build automation to support both human engineers and AI agents in navigating complex codebases through clear abstractions and reliable workflows. To succeed, you must possess expertise in developer tooling, service frameworks, and large-scale architecture. The work focuses on solving technical friction by turning repetitive, error-prone processes into durable, reusable systems that ensure safe, high-quality engineering at scale.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $224000 from 203 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Improve development workflows across CI/CD, testing, local development, code review, and deployments.
  • Design paved paths for high-frequency tasks like service creation, migrations, and reliable background jobs.
  • Scale the codebase and infrastructure by improving modularity, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Build automation to help engineers and AI agents complete repetitive or error-prone workflows safely.
  • Create reusable systems and defaults from recurring sources of friction or risk.
  • Develop infrastructure that enables AI agents to work effectively within complex codebases.
  • Identify high-leverage problems independently and build durable solutions that are adopted by other teams.

What we're looking for

  • Experience building and leading improvements to developer tooling, CI/CD, test infrastructure, or service frameworks.
  • Experience improving large-scale codebase architecture, modularity, performance, and reliability.
  • Ability to design paved paths for high-frequency engineering tasks like service creation and migrations.
  • Proficiency in managing Python monoliths, internal libraries, and database systems.
  • Ability to identify, prioritize, and solve complex problems within the full software development lifecycle.
  • Ability to build automation that assists both human engineers and AI agents in completing workflows.
  • Capability to navigate ambiguity while aligning stakeholders and making technical trade-offs.

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