Gusto
Senior Staff Mobile Platform Engineer, iOS
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Senior Staff Mobile Platform Engineer, iOS
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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 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.
About The Role We’re looking for Mobile iOS Engineers with 12+ years of experience who are passionate about creating amazing user experiences. In this role, you’ll dive into developing features that are not just functional but truly intuitive and enjoyable. You’ll take ownership of scaling our shared services while staying up to date with the latest in the iOS world. You’ll work closely with teams across Product, Identity, Security, System Design, and Infrastructure to build solutions that make a difference.
About The Team Our mobile team is at a pivotal moment with over 1M+ monthly active users and the recent launch of our employer experiences on mobile. We tackle real challenges faced by small business owners and their employees, and mobile is key to delivering impactful solutions. You’ll work alongside engineers and designers passionate about a seamless mobile experience.
What You’ll Do Day-to-day
Architect, build, test, and refine Gusto’s iOS app, along with supporting mobile web views that enhance user experience.
Develop, iterate, and improve product features that integrate core business functions, work tools, value‑added services, and financial products.
Collaborate closely with product management, design, and partner teams to identify technical and customer pain points, prototype, iterate, and launch solutions.
Work cross‑functionally with teams in product apps, identity, security, design systems, and infrastructure to deliver world‑class experiences directly to customers.
Build and scale essential services, such as push notification systems and localization features, to enhance app functionality.
Enhance and maintain our iOS mobile infrastructure, including build pipelines, testing automation, and the release process, to ensure smooth operations.
Create a product that our customers truly love—don’t just take our word for it; see what our customers have to say.
What We're Looking For
A minimum of 8 years of experience in Swift and iOS software engineering, with at least 12 years in mobile software engineering overall; 4 years of Swift.
Excellent communication skills and a knack for building strong cross‑functional partnerships.
A self‑driven mindset with the ability to tackle greenfield projects and bring innovative ideas to life.
Proficiency in iOS testing frameworks and a solid understanding of best practices.
Experience developing platform components and common features that enhance scalability, consistency, and maintainability throughout the product development lifecycle.
Strong critical thinking abilities and a keen attention to detail.
A willingness to learn continuously and a passion for mentoring others on the team.
Bonus Points
Experience delivering high‑quality code across a diverse tech stack.
Experience with analytics and monitoring tools to track app performance, health, and user engagement.
Experience with mobile infrastructure: CI/CD, automated testing environments, and release orchestration.
Building a strong mobile foundation that feature teams can build on top of.
Mobile testing‑at‑scale.
Strong knowledge of GraphQL.
Experience working at scale on apps that span multiple teams and feature areas.
Compensation & Benefits Our cash compensation for this role is targeted at $223,000–$265,000 for San Francisco & New York and $189,000–$225,000 for Denver. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Workplace Expectations Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees based in those locations are expected to work from the office on designated days approximately
2‑3 days
per week (or more depending on role). When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.
Diversity & Inclusion Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.
Privacy & Security Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer and the Applicant Privacy Notice.
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Senior Staff Mobile Platform Engineer, iOS
role at
Gusto
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 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.
About The Role We’re looking for Mobile iOS Engineers with 12+ years of experience who are passionate about creating amazing user experiences. In this role, you’ll dive into developing features that are not just functional but truly intuitive and enjoyable. You’ll take ownership of scaling our shared services while staying up to date with the latest in the iOS world. You’ll work closely with teams across Product, Identity, Security, System Design, and Infrastructure to build solutions that make a difference.
About The Team Our mobile team is at a pivotal moment with over 1M+ monthly active users and the recent launch of our employer experiences on mobile. We tackle real challenges faced by small business owners and their employees, and mobile is key to delivering impactful solutions. You’ll work alongside engineers and designers passionate about a seamless mobile experience.
What You’ll Do Day-to-day
Architect, build, test, and refine Gusto’s iOS app, along with supporting mobile web views that enhance user experience.
Develop, iterate, and improve product features that integrate core business functions, work tools, value‑added services, and financial products.
Collaborate closely with product management, design, and partner teams to identify technical and customer pain points, prototype, iterate, and launch solutions.
Work cross‑functionally with teams in product apps, identity, security, design systems, and infrastructure to deliver world‑class experiences directly to customers.
Build and scale essential services, such as push notification systems and localization features, to enhance app functionality.
Enhance and maintain our iOS mobile infrastructure, including build pipelines, testing automation, and the release process, to ensure smooth operations.
Create a product that our customers truly love—don’t just take our word for it; see what our customers have to say.
What We're Looking For
A minimum of 8 years of experience in Swift and iOS software engineering, with at least 12 years in mobile software engineering overall; 4 years of Swift.
Excellent communication skills and a knack for building strong cross‑functional partnerships.
A self‑driven mindset with the ability to tackle greenfield projects and bring innovative ideas to life.
Proficiency in iOS testing frameworks and a solid understanding of best practices.
Experience developing platform components and common features that enhance scalability, consistency, and maintainability throughout the product development lifecycle.
Strong critical thinking abilities and a keen attention to detail.
A willingness to learn continuously and a passion for mentoring others on the team.
Bonus Points
Experience delivering high‑quality code across a diverse tech stack.
Experience with analytics and monitoring tools to track app performance, health, and user engagement.
Experience with mobile infrastructure: CI/CD, automated testing environments, and release orchestration.
Building a strong mobile foundation that feature teams can build on top of.
Mobile testing‑at‑scale.
Strong knowledge of GraphQL.
Experience working at scale on apps that span multiple teams and feature areas.
Compensation & Benefits Our cash compensation for this role is targeted at $223,000–$265,000 for San Francisco & New York and $189,000–$225,000 for Denver. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Workplace Expectations Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees based in those locations are expected to work from the office on designated days approximately
2‑3 days
per week (or more depending on role). When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.
Diversity & Inclusion Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.
Privacy & Security Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer and the Applicant Privacy Notice.
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