Datastores Infrastructure Engineer, Gusto

$175-265k

Stock equity is additional. Salary dependent on location

AWS

GCP

Python

Kafka

Redis

Bash

Linux

Postgres

Terraform

MySQL

Azure

Pulumi

Senior level

Denver

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1-2 days a week in office

Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform

Job no longer available

Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform

1001+ employees

FintechB2BHRSaaSAccounting

Job no longer available

$175-265k

Stock equity is additional. Salary dependent on location

AWS

GCP

Python

Kafka

Redis

Bash

Linux

Postgres

Terraform

MySQL

Azure

Pulumi

Senior level

Denver

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1-2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2BHRSaaSAccounting

Company mission

To grow the small business economy.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years experience with a scripting language like bash or python, as well as linux
2+ years of experience working in depth with database technologies like Mysql, Postgres, or Vitess
Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity
Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact
Resilient problem solver capable of doing whatever it takes to get work done in service of our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base
Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas

Desirable

Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for resiliency, but can be easily maintained and operated upon
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools such Terraform (preferred) or pulumi
Experience migrating to a horizontally sharded database system
Experience leading incident remediation for complex system

What the job involves

Design and implement production grade systems that optimize for resiliency while limiting complexity
Plan and execute complex and challenging migrations that help Gusto move forward from legacy systems to more efficient, scalable, modern designs
Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for data consistency and security
Continually improve the on call experience by proposing and implementing long term oriented solutions while optimizing for the sustainability of on call

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 co-founders of Gusto all come from small business backgrounds, which is why they created a platform 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 position in a competitive market, including the likes of Ardius, Symmetry and Guideline.

Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. It continues to expand its platform, for example by partnering with Parafin to launch a payroll line of credit for small businesses, and more recently launching Cofounder, an AI teammate tailored to the needs of small businesses.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

45% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

May 2022

$55m

SERIES E

Aug 2021

$175m

SERIES E

Total funding: $706.3m

Company benefits

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
Paid vacation, sick time, bereavement, and holidays, paid leaves, sabbatical, and more
Free meals and refreshments at the office (conversation and community is an added bonus!)

Company HQ

Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Joshua Reeves

(CEO & Co-Founder)

Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.

Tomer London

(CPO & Co-Founder)

Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo before co-founding Gusto in 2011.

Edward Kim

(Head of Technology & Co-Founder)

Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing before co-founding Gusto in 2011.

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