Gusto
At Gusto, were on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our
Total Rewards philosophy . We’re hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on customer-facing products, developing features and iterating across our platform. As a Gusto 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 Gustos Denver office for onboarding is required for this position.
If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000/yr to $204,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, $198,000/yr to $247,000/yr for San Francisco, New York & Seattle and $175,000(CAD)/yr to $219,000(CAD)/yr in Canada. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately
2-3 days
per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gustos subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.
Total Rewards philosophy . We’re hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on customer-facing products, developing features and iterating across our platform. As a Gusto 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 Gustos Denver office for onboarding is required for this position.
If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000/yr to $204,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, $198,000/yr to $247,000/yr for San Francisco, New York & Seattle and $175,000(CAD)/yr to $219,000(CAD)/yr in Canada. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately
2-3 days
per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gustos subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.