Meet the Ripplers: Simran’s story

Name: Simran Dokania 

Role: Software Engineer in Payroll

Location: Chicago

Rippler since: 2018

Role + responsibilities 

I currently work as a software developer on the Payroll team. Earlier, I worked on the COBRA project on the Insurance team. I also worked on core insurance system design and architecture.

This Rippler’s journey 

So, I didn’t apply to Rippling. [Rippling Co-founder] Prasanna Sankar reached out to me on LinkedIn. I thought it was spam! Luckily my husband (then boyfriend) told me who Prasanna really was and, after two months of chasing, I finally agreed to an interview. And now here I am.

When I joined, I was immediately handed the responsibility of taking the COBRA product from 0 to 1. 

I was fortunate to get guidance from industry veterans who taught me how to develop a superior product. Through them, I adopted good software engineering practices and got rid of some bad ones. Today, I’m confident enough to take a leap and build an even larger and more complex product from the ground-up. 

I have a sense of accomplishment for what I have been able to build at this company, the processes that I have been able to take ownership of, and am a much more confident and informed engineer than I was when I started. 

As an undergrad, you often get the advice that if you want to learn a lot very quickly, you should join a startup. Today, I can confidently attest that this statement is a fact.

Memorable Rippling moments 

• Chocolate chip cookie and coffee breaks with Parker 

• My visits to the small SF office in 2018 and 2019

• Working with Aswin Rajendiran, Sriram Ganesan, Shail Patel, Jeevan Shankar, Chen Wilson

• Living with Sravya Valipe