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Full-Time

Developer Experience Engineer

Updated on 10/10/2024

Gusto

Gusto

1,001-5,000 employees

Payroll, benefits, and HR solutions provider

Enterprise Software
Fintech

Compensation Overview

$147k - $243kAnnually

Expert

Seattle, WA, USA + 8 more

More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Miami, FL, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | New York, NY, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA

Employees based in these locations are expected to work from the office 2-3 days per week.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
DevOps Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
MySQL
Ruby
AWS
Go
Redis
REST APIs
Development Operations (DevOps)
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
  • 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

$746.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

10%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Gusto's partnership with Nav to help SMBs overcome cash flow obstacles demonstrates its commitment to addressing critical business challenges.
  • The company's continuous expansion of services, such as advanced employee benefits packages, increases its value proposition and customer retention.
  • Recognition as one of the best payroll software providers highlights Gusto's strong market position and reliability.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive fintech landscape requires Gusto to continuously innovate to maintain its market position.
  • Dependence on small to medium-sized businesses makes Gusto vulnerable to economic downturns affecting this segment.

What makes Gusto unique

  • Gusto's all-in-one platform specifically targets small to medium-sized businesses, unlike competitors who may focus on larger enterprises.
  • Their tiered subscription model offers flexibility and affordability, making it accessible for a wide range of business sizes and budgets.
  • Integration with popular third-party applications like QuickBooks Online and Xero enhances Gusto's usability and appeal.

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.