Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Gusto
$164-235k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Open for applications
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$164-235k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where work empowers a better life.
Role
Who you are
- Strong ability to write code in Python, Java, Typescript or Ruby
- Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity
- Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact
- Resilient problem solver capable of doing whatever it takes to get work done in service of our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base
- Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas
Desirable
- Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for resiliency, but can be easily maintained and operated upon
- Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools such Terraform (preferred)
- Experience leading incident remediation for complex systems
What the job involves
- Gusto’s Infrastructure Engineering team enables our product teams to build impactful products by building secure, resilient, and accessible systems, using tools like AWS, terraform, and Kubernetes
- Design and implement production grade systems that optimize for resiliency while limiting complexity
- Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for user accessibility and system reliability
- Plan and execute complex and challenging migrations that help Gusto move forward from legacy systems to more efficient, scalable, modern designs
- Continually improve the on call experience by proposing and implementing long term oriented solutions while optimizing for the sustainability of on call
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy which many SMB owners don’t have. The three co-founders of Gusto – all coming from small business backgrounds – collaborated on a Fintech company that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 200,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. In 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and its position in a competitive market, including two other fintech startups, Ardius and Symmetry.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. Although Gusto has found itself impacted by the macroeconomic situation, through the significant effect it has had on its clientele, the company still appears positive for the future after raising funds in 2023 that will see it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to consolidate its platform, for example by integrating with OpenComp to grant its users access to the company's Compensation Intelligence Platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus a variety of mental health resources
- Flexible vacation - Gusties are encouraged to take the time off they need to continue doing great work
- Fertility treatments, parental leave, pregnancy termination, caregiving, gender-affirming surgery, hormone treatments, transgender-inclusive services, and more
- If you work at one of our homebases, enjoy food, drinks, and good conversation — on us
- Celebrate 5 or 10 years at Gusto and take a month off to recharge
- Take advantage of internet, phone, commuter, and wellness stipends each month, along with a WFH stipend and cash for anniversaries
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(CPO)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo, a mobile self-service technologies company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Head of Engineering)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing, a printed photos company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 59 more jobs at Gusto