Full-Time

Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Gusto

Gusto

1,001-5,000 employees

Payroll, benefits, and HR solutions provider

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$215k - $270kAnnually

+ Stock Equity

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA + 2 more

More locations: Colorado, USA | New York, NY, USA

Employees in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City are expected to work from the office 2-3 days per week.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • 15+ years of professional software development experience
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working in a 0-1 environment with quick iteration cycles
  • Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale and resilient distributed systems and/or software platforms
  • Experience as a technical lead, overseeing the work of multiple engineers and multiple teams on multi-quarter projects
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers and upleveling engineering culture and practices
  • Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs
  • Willingness to collaborate across different functions
  • An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems
  • Nice, but not required: Experience in the Fintech industry building scalable backend systems to power financial services and products
Responsibilities
  • Build the software platform that powers a new wave of employer based financial services for Gusto
  • Work with engineering leadership to build out the team and set engineering culture and standards
  • Mentor and provide guidance to software engineers, fostering their growth and development
  • Take ownership of projects, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance
  • Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams
  • Help drive the product development process from concept to launch

Gusto provides payroll, benefits, and human resources solutions specifically designed for small to medium-sized businesses. Its platform allows users to manage payroll processing, employee benefits, and HR tasks in one integrated system, making it easier for businesses that may not have extensive HR resources. Gusto operates on a subscription-based model, offering various pricing tiers to accommodate different business needs, from startups to established companies. This flexibility in pricing and service options sets Gusto apart from competitors, as it caters to a wide range of clients. The company's goal is to simplify the management of employee-related tasks, enabling businesses to focus on growth and improving employee satisfaction.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$686.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-3%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Gusto's partnership with Nav enhances financial health insights for small businesses.
  • Gusto Embedded expands market reach by enabling comprehensive payroll solutions.
  • Increasing international hiring trends boost demand for Gusto's global HR solutions.

What critics are saying

  • AI-powered platforms like Puzzle may reduce demand for Gusto's payroll services.
  • Digital gifting solutions expansion increases competition in employee benefits.
  • Stride's portable benefits program may attract clients from Gusto's traditional offerings.

What makes Gusto unique

  • Gusto offers an integrated HR, payroll, and benefits platform for SMEs.
  • Gusto Embedded allows other platforms to offer tailored payroll solutions.
  • Gusto's tiered pricing caters to diverse business needs and budgets.

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Benefits

It’s a marathon, not a sprint: Employees celebrating 5 or 10 years at Gusto enjoy a month-long sabbatical to travel and relax after all their hard work.

Meals and conversations: Free meals, snacks, and drinks to keep us fueled, but more importantly: they bring people together and foster community.

Wellness for every body: We’re proud to offer inclusive health care such as hormone treatments, gender-affirming surgery, therapy, family planning, and more.

The time you need: Our flexible PTO policy means every employee is encouraged to take the time they need now to keep doing great work, long term.

Family-friendly benefits: Fertility treatments, primary and secondary parental leave, sleep coaching, house cleaning for new parents, and more.

Be well, be you: Get free, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus a monthly fitness stipend and mental health resources too.