Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gusto
Gusto Start
$191-279k
Salary is applicable to Denver, San Francisco & New York & most remote locations, is partially dependent on location and may vary on further locations
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
$191-279k
Salary is applicable to Denver, San Francisco & New York & most remote locations, is partially dependent on location and may vary on further locations
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
- 12+ years of professional software development experience
- Proven experience in leading the development of both greenfield and legacy features. Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React experience is preferred
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Design, and Marketing
- Strong mentorship skills with a track record of fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within a team
- Experience acting as a technical leader, solving complex problems, and driving innovation
- Ability to develop and enhance the team’s software development processes and technical approaches
- Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred but not mandatory)
What the job involves
- As the Senior Staff Software Engineer for Gusto Start, you will spearhead the development of a new product aimed at an entirely new customer base
- This role involves repackaging existing features and implementing new functionalities in legacy systems to better support our new customers
- You will be responsible for defining the technical roadmap, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, managing daily team operations, and mentoring and guiding engineers
- Our team is dedicated to expanding Gusto’s reach by developing both greenfield and legacy features aimed at a new customer segment
- Our mission is to grow this customer base and continuously test and refine a suite of tools designed to help these customers hire their first employee
- We are a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our product and customers
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for the new product, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
- Lead the development of both new (greenfield) and legacy features using Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React to support the new customer segment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Design, and Marketing, to deliver high-quality solutions
- Mentor and guide engineers on the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Develop the team’s software development process and technical approaches to ensure efficient and effective project execution
- Drive the implementation of new functionality in legacy systems to enhance support for the new customer base
- Act as the technical leader for the team, pioneering solutions and overcoming challenges to innovate and drive the project forward
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain code quality standards
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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 values
- Embody a service mindset - Never stop advocating for the needs of others
- Dream big, then make it real - Be ambitious. Show and do, rather than tell and talk
- Be proud of the how - Ensure deep integrity in everything you do
- Embrace an ownership mentality - Take initiative to leave things better than you found them
- Debate then commit - Share openly, question respectfully, and once a decision is made, commit fully
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
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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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