Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gusto
Marketing Technology
$191-265k
Salary is dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Be an early applicant
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$191-265k
Salary is 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
- Must have 12+ years of experience building web systems connected to a headless CMS
- Must have experience building modern frontend applications with technologies such as React, Typescript, and Next.js
- Experience with web performance, CDNs, and advanced caching strategies
- Experience integrating with MarTech systems (e.g., CDPs, CRMs, orchestration tools)
- A systems thinker with excellent written communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to act as a thought partner for both technical and business teams
- A balance of pragmatic execution and long-term architectural thinking
- If you are passionate about building highly reliable, frontend-focused systems that directly impact business growth, we would love to have you join our team
What the job involves
- As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Marketing Technology team, you will spearhead the evolution of Gusto’s new MarTech stack
- This is a frontend leaning role where you will be instrumental in designing and building the foundational platforms that connect our customer data with our communication channels
- Your work will directly shape our key technology pillars: building a new headless CMS, unifying data into a central CDP, and integrating a multi-channel Orchestration engine
- The Marketing Technology (MarTech) team is a new team, which is building the next generation of infrastructure that powers customer acquisition and engagement funnels
- Our mission is to ensure a seamless, personalized, and performant experience for prospects and customers by building a world-class technology platform
- We prioritize quality, observability, and uptime because the systems we build are fundamental to Gusto's growth and brand
- We partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Growth R&D, and Operations to build and connect the tools they use every day
- Architect and evolve our customer-facing web platforms for performance and scale
- Build and maintain integrations with our MarTech stack (Segment, Braze, etc.)
- Implement and optimize caching strategies across our delivery stack (CDN, edge)
- Write high-quality, well-tested frontend code using modern best practices
- Support, mentor, and up-level fellow engineers on the team
- Partner cross-functionally with Marketing and Sales to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Be an owner of the long-term technical roadmap for MarTech
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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