Senior Engineer, Backend, Procurement
Ramp · New York, NY (HQ)
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## About Ramp Ramp is building smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how **$275B+** in annualized spend flows in and out of **85,000+ companies**—authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. We hire builders with high agency and urgency. You’ll own problems end to end and make consequential decisions that shape outcomes. ## About the Role (Senior Backend Engineer — Procurement) Ramp’s Procurement team builds the system that connects the full purchasing process—from the first purchase request through sourcing, approvals, purchase orders, receiving, and matching bills and contracts back to what was ordered. You’ll own a core part of the Procurement system (e.g., **purchase order lifecycle**, **PO & bill matching**, **PO coding & accruals**, or **supplier & ERP integrations**), set its technical direction, and keep it healthy as customers and complexity grow. ## What You’ll Do - Own the design and evolution of a core Procurement system (purchase orders, receiving, PO/bill/contract matching) from technical design through launch, monitoring, and iteration - Build flexible request, intake, and approval workflows that handle complex policies, approval chains, and audit requirements - Design data models that keep purchase orders, receipts, bills, and accounting data accurate and traceable from request to payment - Build and improve ERP and supplier integrations that handle retries, partial failures, and edits on either side - Help build AI-assisted features (e.g., automated PO coding and intelligent matching) to reduce manual work - Drive technical direction for your area, linking long-term system health to the team’s roadmap - Collaborate cross-functionally (product, design, data, and partner teams like Bill Pay and Accounting) to ship across the full procurement lifecycle - Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship ## What You’ll Need - Experience designing, building, and operating production backend systems (APIs, data models, asynchronous workflows) - Track record of owning a system/product area end to end—spotting issues early, proposing fixes, and shaping technical direction over time - Strong system design judgment, especially around data correctness, auditability, and keeping complex workflows understandable - Product sense: you care about the customer problem, can handle ambiguous enterprise requirements, and push back when specs are wrong - Clear communication and collaborative decision-making across product, design, and engineering ## Nice to Haves - Experience with procurement, purchasing, accounts payable, or other B2B finance workflows - Experience building ERP/system-of-record integrations (e.g., NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct) - Experience integrating with punchout catalogs, cXML, and supplier-facing integrations - Experience building configurable workflow/approval engines for enterprise customers - Experience applying LLMs or automation to structured business workflows ## Benefits (Highlights) **Full-time Ramp employees (global):** Flexible PTO, home-office equipment ordering, health & wellness stipend, intra-office travel budget, weekly coffee stipend. **United States:** 100% medical/dental/vision for you, 401(k) with match, parental leave, fertility HRA, relocation support to NYC/SF (if needed), and more. **Canada / United Kingdom:** Comprehensive medical and parent
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