Director of Engineering

Summary

Join Gusto as a senior engineering leader to build and enhance our core payroll and tax products. You will lead a team of senior engineers, define product and platform solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role requires at least 12 years of software engineering experience and 5 years empowering engineering teams. You will be responsible for building a dynamic team, contributing to a thriving business, and setting industry benchmarks. Gusto offers competitive compensation, and employees in Denver, San Francisco, and New York will work from the office 2-3 days a week. We are committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of professional software engineering experience
• At least 5 years empowering engineering teams
• Demonstrated history of empowering other leaders (empowering managers or tech leads)—you’ll start with a single team but should be comfortable expanding as we grow
• Comfort navigating a complex and ambiguous problem space, and asking for help and clarification when needed
• Strong product sense, including the ability to tell a story about the “why”, simplify complex technical concepts, and motivate and inspire others to contribute
• A focus on building with quality and rigor, while keeping in mind the impact our code has on our customers’ financial well-being
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to understand and debate technical and product tradeoffs and approaches to building scalable architecture and data models

Responsibilities

• Guide critical parts of the Payroll Services engineering team and charter, empowering a team of senior engineers in different archetypes
• Provide technical leadership in defining the product and platform solutions
• Model Gusto’s values in your immediate team, and as part of the broader Gusto community
• Conduct regular 1:1s with your team members to support their continued growth and learning
• Interview and hire senior engineers
• Collaborate with the extended team during daily “Team Times” where we plan, pair program, and laugh together
• Collaborate with design and product management partners to build and drive Gusto’s Payroll product vision and strategy
• Partner with Compliance, Payroll Ops, and Customer Success
• Proactively consider our org design and partner with other People Empowerers (people managers) on finding the right separation of responsibilities for our teams
• Be an active contributor in the leadership community through mentorship and peer support

Benefits

• Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $191,000 to $225,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $225,000 to $265,000 in San Francisco and New York
• 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)
• When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required