Principal Software Engineer, Gusto
Payments
$222-290k
Salary based in Denver, San Francisco, Seattle and New York only and may differ in further locations. + Stock Equity
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
Open for applications
$222-290k
Salary based in Denver, San Francisco, Seattle and New York only and may differ in further locations. + Stock Equity
More information about 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
- 15+ years of expertise in Payments platforms at scaled FinTech companies: Experience successfully building scalable and global payments platforms
- In addition, this individual should have collaborated with payments partners across the industry (as part of implementation of their technical work or for influencing)
- Experience with payment regulations including money service licensing and requirements to achieve and maintain SOC2 compliance is a plus
- Knowledge of payments unit economics and how they work is also a plus
- Proven ability to collaborate across multiple teams (3+) to shape product vision and drive strategic direction, effectively aligning diverse stakeholders towards common goals
- Extensive experience in developing and maintaining platform products that serve as foundational components across the organization, ensuring reliability and fostering innovation
- Demonstrated expertise in engineering, designing, and deploying large-scale, mission-critical systems in production environments, with a focus on performance, scalability, and resilience
- Strong knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and system design
- Strong aptitude for distilling complex technical challenges into clear, actionable insights, facilitating informed decision-making through effective communication with major stakeholders and guiding strategic trade-offs
- Experience in operationalizing and scaling intricate interconnected production systems, optimizing performance and ensuring seamless integration across various services and applications
- Passionate mentor dedicated to nurturing and developing fellow engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the creation of holistic, scalable solutions
- Leadership in driving the entire product development lifecycle from ideation to launch, delivering exceptional products that simplify payroll, tax, and compliance processes, enhancing user satisfaction
- Commitment to enhancing team productivity and morale by designing and implementing innovative services, tools, and APIs that streamline workflows and empower engineers to excel in their roles
What the job involves
- Gusto moves hundreds of billions of dollars per year
- The Principal Engineer will be part of the Payments team and will be responsible for a.) building new payments and money movement capabilities across US and International, and b.) (re)architecting our payments platform to scale for the future
- As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you’ll be guiding projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences
- You’ll collaborate with a talented cross-functional team of Product, Design, and Data partners, focusing on building payments experiences that delight customers
- If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us!
- This role is part of the Payments team at Gusto that ensures that our 400,000+ small and medium businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time
- You will be developing our payments systems that are foundational to the payment solutions offered by Gusto
- Function as a Technical Lead across multiple teams in Payments, helping us keep engineers unblocked and deliver high-quality work supporting our long-term goals
- Design, build, and test the foundation that supports payments 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
- 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
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.
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