Staff Software Engineer

undefined ago • 8 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $163,000 PA - $247,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Gusto is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join teams developing customer-facing products across payroll, benefits, HR, and tax credits. This role involves end-to-end project ownership, from influencing specs to building backend APIs and frontend code. You will architect, build, and test Gusto’s product suite, mentor engineers, and help scale large Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications. The ideal candidate will collaborate with product and design teams to solve customer pain points and build products customers love.
Must have:
  • Architect, build, and test Gusto’s product suite.
  • Mentor other engineers on complex technical problems.
  • Scale large Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Design teams.
  • Build products that customers genuinely love.
  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects.
  • Experience building scalable solutions.
  • Effective communication across teams and with stakeholders.
  • Experience in Ruby on Rails.
  • Experience with large scale refactors, performance, and reliability.
  • Strong sense of ownership over product area.
  • Able to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code.
  • Required travel to Gusto's Denver office for onboarding.

Job Details

We’re hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on customer-facing products, developing features and iterating across our platform. As a Software Engineer at this level, you’ll oversee projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, building backend APIs, writing frontend code, and overseeing ongoing improvements for deployed features. If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us!

Here’s what you’ll do day to day:

  • Architect, build, and test Gusto’s product suite the spans across Payroll, Benefits, HR, Time, Tax Credits, and more
  • Mentor other engineers to help solve some of the hardest technical problems out there in very complex domains and at a large scale
  • Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world
  • Collaborate with our Product Management and Design teams to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch daily
  • Build a product that our customers genuinely love

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • Successful applicants typically have 8+ years of software development experience
  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems and make measurable customer impact at scale
  • Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain
  • Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders
  • Experience in, or interest working in, Ruby on Rails
  • Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact
  • Experience with large scale refactors, performance and reliability issues, and a strong sense of ownership over all aspects of your product area
  • Passion for creating memorable experiences for customers
  • Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment
  • Able to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code

Please note that travel to Gusto's Denver office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter.

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