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Staff Software Engineer

Gusto, Inc.

Full-time
Canada
$164k-$247k per year
software engineering
engineer
javascript
ruby on rails
react
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We’re hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on customer-facing products, developing features and iterating across our platform. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you’ll oversee projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, building backend APIs, writing frontend code, and overseeing ongoing improvements for deployed features. If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us!

Here’s what you’ll do day to day:

  • Architect, build, and test Gusto’s product suite the spans across Payroll, Benefits, HR, Time, Tax Credits, and more

  • Mentor other engineers to help solve some of the hardest technical problems out there in very complex domains and at a large scale

  • Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world

  • Collaborate with our Product Management and Design teams to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch daily

  • Build a product that our customers genuinely love

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • Successful applicants typically have 8+ years of software development experience

  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems and make measurable customer impact at scale

  • Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain

  • Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders

  • Experience in, or interest working in, Ruby on Rails 

  • Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact

  • Experience with large scale refactors, performance and reliability issues, and a strong sense of ownership over all aspects of your product area

  • Passion for creating memorable experiences for customers

  • Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment

  • Able to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code

Please note that travel to Gusto's Denver office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $164,000/yr to $204,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $199,000/yr to $247,000/yr for San Francisco, New York & Seattle. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

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Full-time
Canada
$164k-$247k per year
15 Applicants
Posted 1 month ago
software engineering
engineer
javascript
ruby on rails
react
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Staff Software Engineer

Gusto, Inc.
The job listing has expired. Unfortunately, the hiring company is no longer accepting new applications.

To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Development jobs

We’re hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on customer-facing products, developing features and iterating across our platform. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you’ll oversee projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, building backend APIs, writing frontend code, and overseeing ongoing improvements for deployed features. If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us!

Here’s what you’ll do day to day:

  • Architect, build, and test Gusto’s product suite the spans across Payroll, Benefits, HR, Time, Tax Credits, and more

  • Mentor other engineers to help solve some of the hardest technical problems out there in very complex domains and at a large scale

  • Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world

  • Collaborate with our Product Management and Design teams to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch daily

  • Build a product that our customers genuinely love

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • Successful applicants typically have 8+ years of software development experience

  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems and make measurable customer impact at scale

  • Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain

  • Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders

  • Experience in, or interest working in, Ruby on Rails 

  • Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact

  • Experience with large scale refactors, performance and reliability issues, and a strong sense of ownership over all aspects of your product area

  • Passion for creating memorable experiences for customers

  • Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment

  • Able to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code

Please note that travel to Gusto's Denver office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $164,000/yr to $204,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $199,000/yr to $247,000/yr for San Francisco, New York & Seattle. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

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