Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Developer Experience, Devops

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Gusto

Gusto

1,001-5,000 employees

Payroll, benefits, and HR solutions provider

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$147k - $243kAnnually

Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA + 3 more

More locations: Remote in USA | New York, NY, USA | Denver, CO, USA

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

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
DevOps Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
MySQL
Ruby
AWS
Go
Redis
Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in a Platform, SRE, or DevOps role using a Ruby/Kubernetes/AWS stack or similar technologies
  • 10+ years of experience coding in Ruby, Golang, or similar (Must have strong ability to code at a software engineering level)
  • 5+ years of experience w/ Buildkite or similar to design and implement sophisticated Release and Deploy tooling on Kubernetes
  • Experience developing best practices to build out and maintain secure infrastructure, CI systems, service oriented applications, and more
  • Enjoys working and deploying technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS, Ruby, Rails, MySql, and Redis
  • Loves building tools enabling engineers to move faster, while maintaining security
  • Understands the importance of security and compliance when working with personal data
  • Tests infrastructure changes thoroughly and likes to double and triple check everything
Responsibilities
  • Ensure our services communicate with each other seamlessly, have minimal downtime, and recover quickly.
  • Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team on coming up with best practices for writing, maintaining and running reliable services.
  • Improve our infrastructure setup and deployment strategies.
  • Impact the productivity and happiness of our entire team with the tools you build. You'll be the daily recipient of hugs and high-fives from our engineering and support teams.
  • Collaborate with the tools development team to improve our deploy pipeline.
  • Pager-duty rotation: Never fear! Most issues occur during work hours.
  • Work with our product engineering teams to ensure high performance of our services.

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

8%

1 year growth

21%

2 year growth

20%
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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.