Senior Software Engineer, Gusto

Data Platform

$131-209k

$139,000-$173,000/year in Denver, Austin, Miami and Chicago. $152,000-$188,000/year in Los Angeles. $131,000-$162,000/year CAD in Toronto. $169,000-$209,000/year for San Francisco, Seattle and New York.

AWS

Python

Kafka

Airflow

Redshift

Kinesis

Senior and Expert level

Denver

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform

Open for applications

Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform

1001+ employees

FintechB2BHRSaaSAccounting

Open for applications

$131-209k

AWS

Python

Kafka

Airflow

Redshift

Kinesis

Senior and Expert level

Denver

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2BHRSaaSAccounting

Company mission

To create a world where work empowers a better life.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate is passionate about developing software, working with data, and understanding the needs of end users
At least 5 years of software engineering experience
Experience building solutions in the cloud, AWS preferred (Redshift, MSK, EMR)
Experience with OLAP databases (Clickhouse)
Experience building data pipelines at scale, Airflow and Python preferred
Experience with streaming systems desired (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar)
Ability to turn vague requirements into clear deliverables with minimal guidance

What the job involves

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain the data infrastructure at Gusto
As part of the Data Platform team, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, Business Intelligence, and analysts across Gusto teams to help them achieve their goals
The Data Platform position is a software development role with knowledge of data architectures and data delivery
Architect, build, and refine our infrastructure and tools that enable other teams to work with data
Efficiently handle vast amounts of clickstream, database, and third party application data, processing in batch and real-time
Take full ownership of the solutions you build, working with stakeholders to develop requirements, implement solutions, monitor production, and troubleshoot problems that arise
Work as part of a team. We value team players who share their knowledge and like collaborating with others
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)

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

Top investors

45% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

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.

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