Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $100B in annualized spend flows in and out of 50,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.
The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.
We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome.
The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same.
If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it.
About the RoleAs a Staff Software Engineer on our AI DevX team, you'll architect and own the developer tooling and infrastructure that enables hundreds of engineers to build software faster with AI. You'll act as both a technical owner and a multiplier: shipping platforms that accelerate agent-driven engineering, while shaping best practices that scale across the organization.
You will be expected to take ownership of critical AI DevX systems while also influencing Ramp's broader AI strategy and engineering culture. Our ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with a passion for AI, an obsession with developer productivity, strong collaborative instincts, and proven experience shipping and maintaining tools that developers rely on daily.
What You'll DoStay at the forefront of the AI development ecosystem. Deeply understand model capabilities, evaluate emerging tools critically, and make informed decisions about when and how to adopt new technologies
Drive proficiency with the most effective AI coding tools and practices across the engineering organization
Build platforms that help our devs offload more work to AI and empower AI to perform better when doing Ramp dev work
Gather developer feedback, identify friction points, and iterate on solutions that improve developer velocity
Grow AI vendor partnerships and serve as the advocate for Ramp’s engineers
Typically 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Deep backend engineering expertise spanning infrastructure, services, and data systems
Python proficiency; Strong Bash/Unix fundamentals
You thrive in your terminal, instinctively crafting reusable tools as you work
Obsessed with productivity, automation, and optimization
Prior experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
Strong AI fluency and AI coding tool proficiency
Active power user of AI coding agents
Proven track record shipping and maintaining developer tools
Demonstrated experience building AI-powered systems
Experience leading technical teams and owning technical roadmaps
Forward-deployed engineering or public speaking/writing experience
Background in AI/ML; Able to read and understand AI research papers
Expertise in: Data Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Docker, Terraform
• Flexible PTO
• Unlimited AI token usage
• Centralized home-office equipment ordering
• Health and wellness stipend
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Weekly coffee stipend
United States• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
• One Medical annual membership
• 401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp
• Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (80 days) at 100% pay
• Pet insurance
• In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
• Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)
Canada• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverage
• Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)
• Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (80 days) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay
• Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health
United Kingdom• Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite
• Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi
• Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (80 days) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay
Referral InstructionsIf you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.
Other noticesPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Beware of recruiting scams: Ramp will only contact you through official @Ramp.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep backend engineering expertise
- Python proficiency
- Strong Bash/Unix fundamentals
- Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong AI fluency and AI coding tool proficiency
Ramp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ramp and has not been reviewed or approved by Ramp.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is positioned as competitive or top-of-market in core technical roles, with strong base pay and total compensation ranges cited for engineers and product roles. Compensation is also framed as including meaningful equity alongside salary, making offers feel compelling versus many startup benchmarks.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision, with additional primary-care access via a One Medical membership. The package is portrayed as above-average on employer coverage for employees, increasing perceived value of the benefits bundle.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with an employer match is consistently included as a core benefit. Immediate or meaningful matching is presented as a concrete financial benefit that goes beyond a basic plan offering.
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What We Do
Ramp is building the next generation of finance tools—from corporate cards and expense management, to bill payments and accounting integrations—designed to save businesses time and money with every click. More than 10,000 customers cut their expenses by 3.5% per year and closing their books 8x faster by switching to the Ramp platform. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment software in America and enables billions of dollars of purchases each year. Ramp continues to grow at an increasingly large scale, more than doubling its revenue run rate in the first half of 2022. Valued at $8.1 billion, Ramp's investors include Founders Fund, Stripe, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Coatue Management, D1 Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, General Catalyst, and Thrive Capital, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart. Ramp was named Fast Company’s most innovative finance company in 2022.
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