About the role
AI is changing how companies work, but most enterprises still lack a explicit way to govern it. Employees are using AI apps directly. Developers are routing code through agents. Business teams are connecting models to SaaS tools through Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Companies are spending more on AI every month, often without a reliable view into who is using what, what data is leaving the company, or which agents have access to sensitive systems.
The AI Governance team is building Rippling's answer to that problem.
This team sits at the intersection of identity, access control, model routing, MCP security, data protection, spend management, and auditability. The goal is to give companies one governed path for AI usage across employees, agents, models, and business tools.
As a Software Engineer II on AI Governance, you will help define and build a new product category. You will work on systems that make AI usage attributable, policy-aware, budget-aware, and auditable at runtime. This is a high-ambiguity,



high-impact role for someone who wants to build foundational platform technology while staying close to a rapidly evolving customer problem.

What you will do
Build high-quality, reliable AI governance products with meticulous attention to detail.
Ship incremental improvements rapidly, learn from customer feedback, and continuously refine the product.
Contribute to the design and implementation of MCP access controls, model gateway policies, runtime authorization, audit pipelines, and usage attribution.
Own ambiguous product and engineering problems from initial exploration through production rollout.
Use AI-native development practices to increase engineering velocity while maintaining high standards for correctness, security, and quality.
Collaborate clearly with Product, Security, Legal, IT, and other engineering teams to make thoughtful trade-offs and deliver customer impact.

What you will need
3+ years of software engineering experience bui

📌 Software Engineer II (Bengaluru)
🏢 Rippling
📍 Bengaluru