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're looking for a talented and motivated Mobile Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join our Identity Engineering team. In this role, you'll play a key part in developing seamless and secure login and authentication experiences that protect our customers' most sensitive data.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, test, and refine Gusto's native Android app and supporting mobile web-views
- Build, iterate, and refine experiences that allow users to successfully and easily access key product features and offerings
- Integrate biometric authentication methods (fingerprint, face unlock) and passkey functionalities to enhance user login security and improve user experience
- Implement and maintain secure coding practices to protect user data and ensure compliance with privacy regulations
- Collaborate with our product management, design, and other partner teams to understand technical and customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch
- Mentor other junior engineers
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in Kotlin Android development and a minimum of 8 years in mobile software engineering
- Strong knowledge of GraphQL
- Self-driven mindset, and the ability to work on green field projects
- Working knowledge of MVVM
- Experience with Android testing frameworks and best practices
- Experience implementing biometric authentication (BiometricPrompt API) and passkey solutions (FIDO2/WebAuthn) in mobile applications
- Experience in constructing platform and common components to enhance scalability, consistency, and maintainability throughout the product development lifecycle
- Strong critical thinking skills, and a keen attention to detail
- Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills
- Commitment to continuous learning and mentorship
Bonus Points
- Previous knowledge of the Android security model, including the Android Keystore system, encrypted shared preferences, and secure networking practices
- Previous experience in a security-focused role or with security-related projects is a plus
- Ability to deliver high-quality code across a diverse tech stack
- Familiarity with analytics and monitoring tools
- Familiarity with mobile infrastructure such as CI/CD, automated test environments, build & release systems, etc.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, setting milestones and deliverables for the team
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $197,000 - $247,000 for San Francisco, Seattle & New York and $163,000 - $204,000 for Denver. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.