Senior Staff Payroll Services Engineer

Summary

Join Gusto as a seasoned Software Engineer and contribute to the development and improvement of our core payroll platform. You will guide projects from initial specifications to launch, working with cross-functional teams to build scalable and reliable systems. This role requires extensive experience in designing and developing robust, distributed systems, and a strong understanding of software architecture. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality products that simplify payroll, taxes, and compliance. Gusto offers competitive compensation, stock equity, and a collaborative work environment. The role includes opportunities for mentorship and professional growth within a leading technology company.

Requirements

• Successful applicants have at least 12+ years of experience
• Experience in designing and developing robust, distributed systems using multiple general-purpose programming languages
• Experience influencing and guiding the work of multiple teams on scaling, refactoring, and optimizing legacy products
• Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale production level code
• An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems
• Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs
• Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment
• Able to build maintainable, structured, well-documented code
• Experience building fault-tolerant, mission-critical software

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the foundation that supports compliant payroll for millions of people
• Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world
• Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams
• Build the software platform that powers multiple 1st and 3rd party products and serves millions of businesses
• Mentor and grow fellow engineers working to create holistic and scalable solutions
• Drive the product development process from concept to launch, delivering delightful products that make payroll, taxes, and compliance simple and easy
• Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build
• Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building products in highly regulated domains is desired, but not required
• Experience in one of these domains is preferred: Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance
• Bonus: Experience with Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React

Benefits

• Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $191,000/yr to $225,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $225,000/yr to $265,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York
• Stock equity is additional
• 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