Principal Software Engineer, Gusto
Growth
$215-295k
Salary dependent on location. Stock equity is additional
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Job no longer available
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$215-295k
Salary dependent on location. Stock equity is additional
1001+ employees
Company mission
To grow the small business economy.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of professional software development experience
- Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment — integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation into how we grow the business
- Hands-on experience building large-scale, complex systems in a wide range of domains
- Web architecture expertise, including observability and performance
- Experience in highly cross-functional environments for highly complex products
- Experience as tech lead, overseeing large initiatives across multiple teams
- Experience in scaling Engineering organizations
- When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees
Desirable
- Experience designing or implementing product experiences incorporating ML and AI — from recommendations to intelligent onboarding or personalization systems
- Experience building complex revenue systems that span multiple growth areas: acquisition, expansion, experimentation, marketing, and sales automation tools/integrations
- Experience in experimentation and user experience optimization
- Experience working closely with Revenue teams
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a strategic and motivated engineering leader to empower and scale the engineering teams that are building Gusto’s next big thing!
- Define, iterate and execute on initiatives contributing to the Growth’s technical roadmap to drive revenue growth
- Partner with cross-functional teams to tackle complex and ambiguous problems, translating them into engineering solutions that drive our customer acquisition and ACV expansion platform forward
- Execute in different horizons based on Growth’s overall goals. This means at times, embedding in a team for multiple months/quarters to deliver complex projects, and at other times, kicking off ambiguous initiatives and helping teams driving alignment and building momentum
- Execute in different capacities based on the need of the org and initiative. Dive deep into the hardest technical areas while delegating the rest to partnering teams
- Engage with all development teams across Gusto to align and drive towards long-term maintainability and stability of our systems
- Mentor and provide guidance to software engineers, fostering growth and development
- Actively participate in code reviews and maintain code quality
- We’re accelerating Gusto’s revenue growth by providing 1.) an acquisition platform for driving visitors and leads, 2.) an onboarding platform for converting leads to customers, and 3.) upsell systems for expansion efforts
- We’re also in an exciting phase of rebuilding our Revenue Systems stack, which will be key in unlocking Gusto’s next phase of growth
- Our focus is shifting from deterministic user journeys to intelligent growth systems — ones that understand intent, tailor experiences, and continuously improve through data and feedback
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 400,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. And 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 has seen it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to expand its platform, most recently partnering with Parafin to launch a payroll line of credit for small businesses. With a growing suite of services and a clear focus on supporting small businesses through changing economic conditions, Gusto looks set to sustain its momentum and further strengthen its position in the HR and payroll technology market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.3m
Company benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents. Family care and support, including family planning and fertility benefits. Gender-affirming care and support. A variety of mental health resources.
- Time Away: It's important to take time away for yourself or to take care of your family. Gusto offers paid vacation, sick time, bereavement, and holidays, paid leaves, sabbatical, and more!
- Free meals and refreshments: If you work at one of our offices, enjoy food, drinks, and snacks— on us. Conversation and community is an added bonus!
- Perks:
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(Co-Founder & 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
(Co-Founder & 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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