Rippling steps up AI hiring in Bengaluru: the roles and skills it wants

11 Nov 2026 · By Amol Pagar

US-based HR and payroll software company Rippling is expanding its hiring in India, with a focus on artificial intelligence. According to a report in The Economic Times on 11 November 2026, the company's India head, Sonia Parandekar, said Rippling is recruiting for AI and engineering roles at its Bengaluru AI lab.

Which roles Rippling is hiring for

The company has not said how many people it will hire. The roles mentioned in the reports are:

AI research and applied AI
Machine learning
Backend and platform engineering
AI infrastructure and evaluation
Senior technical leadership, such as principal engineers, senior staff engineers and senior directors

Most of these openings are for experienced engineers. Rippling has not announced a fresher hiring drive.

About Rippling in India

Rippling has worked in India since 2017. It opened its AI lab in Bengaluru in September 2026 to build the core of its AI platform, including infrastructure, testing ("evaluation"), sandboxing and speed. The company says it has nearly 2,500 employees in India, and Bengaluru is its largest engineering centre outside its San Francisco headquarters. Its office is at Embassy Tech Village, where it is expanding to about 1,70,000 sq ft.

What this means for you

AI platform skills pay off. Companies building AI products need people who can run models reliably: APIs, data pipelines, testing of AI output, cloud and cost control. Python, a backend language like Go or Java, and one cloud platform are a good base.
Learn how AI is tested. "Evaluation" means checking whether an AI system gives correct and safe answers. A small project that measures the quality of a chatbot's answers is a strong portfolio piece.
Freshers: product companies like Rippling usually hire juniors through internships and campus routes. Build backend projects now and watch their official careers page.
Find similar roles on official career pages: see IT jobs in Bengaluru, Python developer jobs and data and AI jobs.

Sources: Lapaas Voice, citing The Economic Times, 11 Nov 2026 · UpTech Media, 22 Sep 2026