Staff Software Engineer- Tax Credits

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy by handling the hard stuff , payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR , so owners can focus on their craft and customers.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for our Tax Credits team. As a Staff Engineer, you will design, build, and test Gusto core products, mentor other engineers, and help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and test Gusto core products
• 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
• Experience in, or interest working in, Ruby on Rails
• Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment
• Ability to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code
• Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders

Benefits:

• Competitive base pay
• Benefits
• Equity (RSUs)
• Two day travel to a Gusto office for onboarding is required

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000–$204,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $197,000–$247,000 for San Francisco & New York. Stock equity is additional.