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.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain the data infrastructure at Gusto. As part of the Data Platform team, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, Business Intelligence, and analysts across Gusto teams to help them achieve their goals.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Architect, build, and refine our infrastructure and tools that enable other teams to work with data.
- Efficiently handle vast amounts of clickstream, database, and third-party application data, processing in batch and real-time.
- Take full ownership of the solutions you build, working with stakeholders to develop requirements, implement solutions, monitor production, and troubleshoot problems that arise.
Here’s what we're looking for:
- At least 7 years of software engineering experience.
- Experience building solutions in the cloud, AWS preferred (Redshift, MSK, EMR).
- Experience with OLAP databases (Clickhouse).
- Experience building data pipelines at scale, Airflow and Python preferred.
- Experience with streaming systems desired (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).
- Ability to turn vague requirements into clear deliverables with minimal guidance.
- Experience building and maintaining a modern data stack in production.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000-$204,000/year in Denver, $178,000-$223,000/year in Los Angeles, and $197,000-$247,000/year for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.