Description
About Gusto At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff , payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR , so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.
About the Role: We're looking for seasoned full-stack software engineers to join the teams behind Gusto's customer-facing products. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll operate across the full product lifecycle: shaping features from early spec and design through to launch and long-term iteration.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and test Gusto core products such as Payroll, Benefits, HR, Retirement, Gusto Money, Gusto Solo, and Gusto Pro
- Mentor other engineers to help solve complex technical problems
- Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world
- Collaborate with Product Management, Data, Design, and Platform Engineering teams to understand customer pain points and come up with solutions
- Build products that customers genuinely love
Requirements:
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain
- Experience leveraging AI tools or systems to accelerate development and deliver new product capabilities
- Curiosity and experimentation with emerging AI frameworks
- Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems
- Experience with large scale refactors, performance and reliability issues
- Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact
Compensation: The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $197,000–$247,000 for New York. Stock equity is additional.
Benefits: All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs).
Travel Requirement: A two-day travel to a Gusto office for onboarding is required for this position.