Software Engineer jobs at Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: We're hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on core platform capabilities, improving our existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Payroll system. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you'll be guiding projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. If you're interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us! About the Team: Payroll is the beating heart of Gusto's business. The Pay Group teams are responsible for the product, ops, and service components Gusto uses to onboard customers, process payrolls, calculate taxes & deductions, pay and file with tax agencies, and maintain compliance on behalf of the customers. The domain is highly complex and offers the opportunity to engage in system design that simplifies this for customers, both internal and external. Sub-Teams Contractors + EOR: The Contractors + EOR team is building the best platform for businesses to hire, pay, and manage their entire workforce-whether they're contractors, employees, or international teammates. We make contractor payments fast, reliable, and compliant, while simplifying workflows for employers with powerful tools like automated payments, reimbursements, and bulk onboarding. Beyond payments, we're creating seamless experiences for international employees through payroll, onboarding, and compliance solutions that scale across borders. Together, our mission is to position Gusto as the go-to platform for small and mid-sized businesses to confidently support every member of their team, no matter where they work. Payroll: Payroll is the core of Gusto's business, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with complex regulations. Our teams design and maintain the infrastructure and customer experiences that make payroll simple and reliable. From setup through submission, we build intuitive systems that help business owners run payroll with confidence. Tax: The Tax team ensures Gusto customers remain compliant and confident by managing every aspect of payroll taxes-including setup,calculation, payments, filings, and year-end communications. We design seamless, end-to-end experiences that simplify complex processes and build the infrastructure that keeps taxes accurate and on time. By combining reliable systems with thoughtful design, our team makes one of the most complicated parts of running a business simple for employers. Time: The Time team builds trusted, intuitive tools that make it easy for businesses to schedule, track, and manage their teams. From scheduling shifts and managing availability to tracking hours and time off, we deliver smart, compliant solutions that reduce complexity for employers while empowering employees. By embedding automation and mobile-first workflows, we transform how time is managed-so teams can focus on what matters most. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Design, build, and test the foundation that supports compliant payroll for millions of people Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams Build the software platform that powers multiple 1st and 3rd party products and serves millions of businesses. Mentor and grow fellow engineers working to create holistic and scalable solutions Drive the product development process from concept to launch, delivering delightful products that make payroll, taxes, and compliance simple and easy Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build. Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation Own and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for your domain in alignment with team and group-level OKRs Identify and prioritize long-term investments to improve foundational systems and architecture Lead improvements to incident response processes, tooling, and culture to enhance system reliability and team effectiveness Here's what we're looking for: Successful applicants have at least 12+ years of experience Experience in designing and developing robust, distributed systems using multiple general-purpose programming languages Experience influencing and guiding the work of multiple teams on scaling, refactoring, and optimizing legacy products Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale production level code An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment Able to build maintainable, structured, well-documented code Experience building fault-tolerant, mission-critical software Experience building products in highly regulated domains is desired, but not required Experience in one of these domains is preferred: Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance Experience creating prompt libraries for common patterns Mentors engineers on effective AI usage. Familiar with current AI tools (LLMs, Cursor, Copilot, Agents) and their shortcomings / benefits Embeds AI in daily development workflow (scaffolding tests, summarizing docs) to measurably reduce cycle time. Mentors engineers on effective AI usage and helps develop an AI strategy for other engineers Bonus: Experience with Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React 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 $191,000/yr to $240,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $225,000/yr to $275,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries. Uphold integrates with more than 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (*************************************** Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone. To learn more about Uphold, please visit ******************* Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our core Trading team. This is a critical role where you will be responsible for the engine of our global trading platform: the execution system. You will focus on building and optimising the high-throughput, low-latency services that connect us to the world's crypto exchanges and liquidity providers. You will design and build systems where performance, concurrency and reliability are crucial, directly impacting every trade our platform makes. What you'll be doing primarily: * Designing, building and maintaining our core trading execution systems using Golang. * Developing and managing high-throughput, low-latency connectivity to crypto exchanges and liquidity providers using REST, WebSockets and FIX protocols. * Optimising code for high concurrency and minimal latency to ensure best-in-class trade execution and system performance. * Enhancing our monitoring, alerting and observability stack for the execution platform to ensure system stability and rapid incident response. * Collaborating on the architecture of our distributed, microservice-based trading system. Required qualifications: * BSc or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. * 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in Golang and/or C++ and Linux. * Deep understanding and hands-on experience with real-time API protocols, particularly REST and WebSockets. * Strong grasp of concurrent programming principles (e.g., multithreading, goroutines, channels) and experience building highly concurrent applications. * A proven track record of working on low-latency, high-throughput, or performance-critical systems. * Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team. * Fluent written and oral English skills. Bonus if you have: * Direct experience with the FIX protocol. * Experience with DeFi contracts and decentralised exchanges * Experience in financial markets, especially crypto trading, HFT, or market making. * A solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, UDP, gRPC) and their impact on application performance. * Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, NATS) and distributed systems. * Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies (Docker, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, Nomad). What We Offer * Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment. * Competitive Compensation: Performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary. * Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence. * Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group. * Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs. * Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours. * Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives. Our Benefits * Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance. * Home office stipend for a productive setup. * Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs. * Engaging events and celebrations. * Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture. Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team! Visit our careers page for more exciting opportunities, if this role isn't the perfect fit. Salary: $139,000-167,000 EEOC Employer We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values. Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you're going to do. We are all owners. We are one team Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone's hands. ___________________________________________________________________ Software Engineer II, Risk Platform | Acorns Acorns is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the Risk Platform team to help build and maintain the core platform used by teams across Acorns to manage compliance, mitigate risk, and protect customer assets. Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. What you will do at Acorns: Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure microservices and APIs for the Risk Platform. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define and deliver new features. Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code in a fast-paced environment. Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and support. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to the platform. Help mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and growth. What you will bring to Acorns: 3+ years of professional software development experience. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, or Kotlin. Experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design. Familiarity with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL). Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Previous experience working on a Fraud/Risk platform team is preferred. Experience with Databricks is preferred. A hunger to deliver game-changing products. Exceptional drive and precision in delivery. A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission. Optimistic about the potential of societal change. You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply. What we offer: Competitive salary and stock options A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off 401(k) matching Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone's online training platform) Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers. The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges. About Acorns: Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time's “World's Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts. Compensation Information: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $165,000 and $177,500/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Work Authorization: Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit ****************

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries. Uphold integrates with more than 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (*************************************** Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone. To learn more about Uphold, please visit ******************* Job Summary We are looking for a finance-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our Trading Strategies team. This role is at the intersection of quantitative finance and software engineering, where you will be responsible for building the core of our trading operation. You will design, implement and maintain the pricing models and automated trading strategies that drive our profitability. This is a unique opportunity to apply your software and quantitative skills to solve complex financial problems in the dynamic world of cryptocurrency markets. If you are excited by algorithmic strategy development, market microstructure and building sophisticated models that perform at scale, we would love to talk to you. What you'll be doing primarily: * Building and maintaining sophisticated pricing models for a wide range of digital assets. * Developing and enhancing our backtesting and market simulation frameworks to rigorously validate strategy performance and risk characteristics. * Working closely with traders and quantitative researchers to translate trading ideas into robust, production-ready code. * Contributing to the systems that manage strategy configuration, deployment and real-time parameter tuning. * Analysing strategy performance metrics and market data to identify opportunities for improvement and new alpha generation. Required Qualifications: * BSc or advanced degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering. * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in a financial trading environment (e.g. hedge fund, prop trading firm, or investment bank). * Proficiency in a high-performance language (Golang/ C++/ Java) and experience with a data analysis language (e.g. Python). * Demonstrable experience building pricing models or algorithmic trading strategies. * Strong understanding of financial market concepts, market microstructure and common trading algorithms. * Excellent quantitative and analytical skills. * Fluent written and oral English skills. Bonus if you have: * Experience building high-fidelity backtesting or market simulation environments from the ground up. * Deep knowledge of cryptocurrency market structure, DeFi protocols and on-chain data. * Familiarity with data analysis libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) and machine learning concepts. * Experience working with large-scale time-series data and databases (e.g., KDB+, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB). * Experience in a performance-sensitive or low-latency environment. What We Offer * Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment. * Competitive Compensation: Stock options, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary. * Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence. * Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group. * Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs. * Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours. * Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives. Our Benefits * Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance. * Home office stipend for a productive setup. * Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs. * Engaging events and celebrations. * Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture. Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team! Visit our careers page for more exciting opportunities, if this role isn't the perfect fit. Salary: $168,000 - $201,000 EEOC Employer We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries. Uphold integrates with more than 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (*************************************** Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone. To learn more about Uphold, please visit ******************* Job Summary We are looking for a finance-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our Trading Strategies team. This role is at the intersection of quantitative finance and software engineering, where you will be responsible for building the core of our trading operation. You will design, implement and maintain the pricing models and automated trading strategies that drive our profitability. This is a unique opportunity to apply your software and quantitative skills to solve complex financial problems in the dynamic world of cryptocurrency markets. If you are excited by algorithmic strategy development, market microstructure and building sophisticated models that perform at scale, we would love to talk to you. What you'll be doing primarily: Building and maintaining sophisticated pricing models for a wide range of digital assets. Developing and enhancing our backtesting and market simulation frameworks to rigorously validate strategy performance and risk characteristics. Working closely with traders and quantitative researchers to translate trading ideas into robust, production-ready code. Contributing to the systems that manage strategy configuration, deployment and real-time parameter tuning. Analysing strategy performance metrics and market data to identify opportunities for improvement and new alpha generation. Required Qualifications: BSc or advanced degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering. 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in a financial trading environment (e.g. hedge fund, prop trading firm, or investment bank). Proficiency in a high-performance language (Golang/ C++/ Java) and experience with a data analysis language (e.g. Python). Demonstrable experience building pricing models or algorithmic trading strategies. Strong understanding of financial market concepts, market microstructure and common trading algorithms. Excellent quantitative and analytical skills. Fluent written and oral English skills. Bonus if you have: Experience building high-fidelity backtesting or market simulation environments from the ground up. Deep knowledge of cryptocurrency market structure, DeFi protocols and on-chain data. Familiarity with data analysis libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) and machine learning concepts. Experience working with large-scale time-series data and databases (e.g., KDB+, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB). Experience in a performance-sensitive or low-latency environment. What We Offer Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment. Competitive Compensation: Stock options, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary. Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence. Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group. Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs. Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours. Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives. Our Benefits Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance. Home office stipend for a productive setup. Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs. Engaging events and celebrations. Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture. Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team! Visit our careers page for more exciting opportunities, if this role isnt the perfect fit. Salary: $168,000 - $201,000 EEOC Employer We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values. Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you're going to do. We are all owners. We are one team Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone's hands. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sr. Software Engineer (AI Team) | Acorns Acorns is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our AI team! Are you passionate about cutting-edge AI technologies? Do you thrive in an environment where your skills can redefine customer experiences and positively impact lives? Join Acorns as we build the future of Fintech with a customer service virtual agent that's as empowering as our mission. You will harness the power of AI to design a virtual agent that redefines customer support by providing personalized, real-time assistance. You will utilize proprietary data to create intelligent, empathetic solutions that empower our users to make informed financial decisions. Playing a pivotal role, you'll help shape a product that embodies our core values of benevolence and courage, transforming customer service into an uplifting and impactful experience. Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA. What you will do at Acorns: Understand Acorns' mission, vision, strategic objectives, and fintech industry knowledge while building relationships with team members, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. Review and analyze proprietary datasets, existing Vector database architecture, pipelines, and tools to identify gaps and propose improvements. Contribute to key customer-facing projects, debugging and enhancing models, scaling pipelines, and delivering the virtual support bot MVP to production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI efforts with business goals, mentor junior team members, and drive innovation through LLM capabilities. Optimize data pipelines, establish scalable monitoring processes, and develop a roadmap for innovation aligned with fintech objectives. What you will bring to Acorns: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a STEM-related field 5+ years of total software engineering experience 3+ years of experience in artificial intelligence, data science, or machine learning engineering 3+ years of experience with modern cloud computing technologies, such as AWS, Bedrock, Sagemaker, Databricks, or Kubernetes Foundational knowledge with Generative AI, Transformer, fine tuning LLM, Search ranking, RAG improvement, and LLM Agent Experience tuning neural networks on custom datasets. Experience with Huggingface, LangChain, chatbot development Proficiency in programming languages and analytical tools, such as Python or PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, SciKit-Learn, Matplotlib Hunger to deliver game-changing products Exceptional drive and precision in delivery A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission Optimistic about the potential of societal change You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply. What we offer: Competitive salary and stock options A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off 401(k) matching Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone's online training platform) Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers. The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges. About Acorns: Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time's “World's Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts. Management Principles: Managers are constantly raising the bar Managers ensure all team members have a voice and a path No surprises - Managers give and receive feedback early and often Managers continuously assess performance action on concerns quickly Managers foster a resilient, results-oriented mindset Compensation Information: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $184,500 and $217,100/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Work Authorization: Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit****************

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. At Gusto, we are looking for a forward thinking technical leader to shape the next generation of our compute (Kubernetes) and networking (service mesh) platforms. This role is for someone who loves building foundational systems that empower hundreds of engineers to move faster, safer, and smarter. You will define the long-term vision for how services run and communicate at Gusto, ensuring reliability, scalability, and developer delight at every layer. What You'll Do Define and drive the vision for Gusto's compute and networking platforms by setting the strategy for Kubernetes, service mesh, and related systems that power our global SaaS platform Lead architecture design, performance optimization, and security hardening of distributed systems at scale Partner with engineering leaders to translate broad organizational goals into concrete, measurable technical outcomes Treat infrastructure as a product by focusing on the developer experience, simplifying workflows, and accelerating delivery Serve as a mentor and force multiplier by growing the skills of mid level engineers through coaching, pairing, and modeling best practices Communicate with clarity by simplifying complex concepts and building alignment across teams and functions Lead incident response and ensure our systems meet the highest standards of availability and resiliency What You'll Bring 12 or more years of experience in Infrastructure, Platform, or Site Reliability Engineering roles operating large scale distributed systems Proven hands-on coding experience in production environments and the ability to contribute directly to system development and automation Deep expertise running, scaling, and securing Kubernetes and service mesh technologies such as Istio, Envoy, or Cilium in production A demonstrated record of designing highly available systems that balance reliability, observability, and developer velocity Mastery of Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Crossplane, with experience managing complex state for large engineering organizations Experience owning and evolving twenty four seven SaaS infrastructure including monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis A systems thinking mindset that identifies small levers capable of creating meaningful organizational impact Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment using data and experimentation to continuously improve infrastructure and developer outcomes Experience integrating AI copilots or automation frameworks into developer workflows to accelerate delivery and reduce operational burden Exceptional communication skills that simplify complex ideas and bring teams together around a shared vision A strong bias toward action, resilience in the face of ambiguity, and the ability to transform big ideas into real, impactful systems Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000-$230,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $230,000-$270,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role We're on the lookout for talented Mobile Android Engineers with 8+ years of experience who are passionate about creating amazing user experiences. In this role, you'll have the chance to dive into developing features that are not just functional but truly intuitive and enjoyable for our users. We want you to take ownership of scaling our shared services while keeping up with the latest in the Android world. You'll work closely with teams across Product, Identity, Security, System Design, and Infrastructure, collaborating to build solutions that really make a difference. If you're excited about building elegant, scalable apps and being part of a supportive, innovative mobile team, we'd love to hear from you! About the Team At Gusto, we're excited to be at a pivotal moment in our journey with over 1MM+ monthly active users and the recent launch of our employer experiences on mobile. Our mission is to tackle the real challenges faced by small business owners and their employees, and we believe that mobile is key to delivering impactful solutions. As part of our mobile team, you'll be at the forefront of this transformation, working alongside talented engineers and designers who are passionate about creating a seamless mobile experience. Together, we're building a platform that empowers everyone-small business owners and their teams-to thrive. If you're ready to make a difference in the mobile landscape at Gusto, we want you on board! Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Architect, build, test, and refine Gusto's native Android app, along with supporting mobile web views that enhance user experience. Develop, iterate, and improve product features that integrate core business functions, work tools, value-added services, and financial products. Collaborate closely with our product management, design, and partner teams to identify technical and customer pain points, brainstorm solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch those solutions. Work cross-functionally with teams in product apps, identity, security, design systems, and infrastructure to deliver world-class experiences right into our customers' hands. Build and scale essential services, such as push notification systems and localization features, to enhance app functionality. Enhance and maintain our Android mobile infrastructure, including build pipelines, testing automation, and the release process, to ensure smooth operations. Here's what we're looking for: A minimum of 7 years of experience in Kotlin and Android software engineering, with at least 8 years in mobile software engineering overall. Excellent communication skills and a knack for building strong cross-functional partnerships. A self-driven mindset with the ability to tackle greenfield projects and bring innovative ideas to life. Proficiency in Android testing frameworks and a solid understanding of best practices. Experience in developing platform components and common features that enhance scalability, consistency, and maintainability throughout the product development lifecycle. Strong critical thinking abilities and a keen attention to detail. A willingness to learn continuously and a passion for mentoring others on the team. Bonus points: Experience delivering high-quality code across a diverse tech stack. Strong knowledge of Compose and/or GraphQL. Proficiency or familiarity with MVVM architecture. Experience with analytics and monitoring tools to track app performance and user engagement. Familiarity with mobile infrastructure, including CI/CD, automated testing environments, and build & release systems. Comfort in navigating ambiguity, with the ability to set clear milestones and deliverables for the team. Learn more about the team: How We Built a Service-Driven Team Our Diversity Goals and Efforts Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000/yr to $194,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, $197,000/yr to $235,000/yr for San Francisco, New York & Seattle and $175,000(CAD)/yr to $208,000(CAD)/yr in Canada. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: As a Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Productivity - Build Stability, you will be instrumental in shaping the developer experience for hundreds of engineers at Gusto. You will be part of the team that owns the broader CI ecosystem, focused on improving its performance, scalability, and reliability. Your work will directly impact how quickly we can deliver value to our customers by making our development and deployment pipelines faster and more efficient. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who is passionate about developer tooling and infrastructure. Crucially, you will also be exploring and implementing innovative ways to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further optimize our CI and related systems. You will collaborate closely with engineers across various teams to understand their needs and provide effective solutions, with a forward-thinking approach towards incorporating intelligent solutions. About the Team: The Build Stability team, part of the Developer Productivity organization, is at the heart of this mission, owning the Continuous Integration (CI) system that powers our development lifecycle. We are responsible for empowering our software engineers through consistent, reliable, and delightful build systems that maximizes engineering velocity and minimizes friction to shipping. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: You will manage, maintain, and evolve our core CI system, primarily centered around Buildkite, ensuring it can handle our growing engineering organization's needs. Champion AI-native patterns within the build and CI domain to increase developer efficiency and velocity. Dive deep into our build and test pipelines to identify bottlenecks. You'll implement solutions to drastically reduce build times and improve resource utilization. Design, implement, and maintain critical developer workflow tools like merge queues to ensure our main branch is always stable and developers can integrate their code reliably and efficiently. Own and enhance our systems for automatically detecting, quarantining, and reporting on flaky tests. Your work here will directly improve the reliability of our test suites and boost developer confidence in our CI system. Build robust tools and services that enhance developer workflows, improve observability into our build system, and automate manual processes. Partner with product engineering teams to understand their needs, provide support, and champion best practices for building and testing their services effectively. Proactively monitor the health of our CI platform, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement measures to prevent future failures, ensuring a stable foundation for all of Gusto's developers. Here's what we're looking for: 10+ years of software development experience Systems thinker with a strong ability to communicate effectively. Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment - integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation to increase developer productivity through tooling and infrastructure enhancements. Comfortable with architectural thinking and delivering solutions through code. Experience with developer tooling for large engineering teams. Ability to work with colleagues as both customers and partners. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $175,000/yr to $195,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $210,000/yr to $235,000/yr in New York, Seattle & San Francisco Bay Area. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: We're hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on core platform capabilities, improving our existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Payroll system. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you'll be guiding projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. If you're interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us! About the Team: Payroll is the beating heart of Gusto's business. The Pay Group teams are responsible for the product, ops, and service components Gusto uses to onboard customers, process payrolls, calculate taxes & deductions, pay and file with tax agencies, and maintain compliance on behalf of the customers. The domain is highly complex and offers the opportunity to engage in system design that simplifies this for customers, both internal and external. Sub-Teams Contractors + EOR: The Contractors + EOR team is building the best platform for businesses to hire, pay, and manage their entire workforce-whether they're contractors, employees, or international teammates. We make contractor payments fast, reliable, and compliant, while simplifying workflows for employers with powerful tools like automated payments, reimbursements, and bulk onboarding. Beyond payments, we're creating seamless experiences for international employees through payroll, onboarding, and compliance solutions that scale across borders. Together, our mission is to position Gusto as the go-to platform for small and mid-sized businesses to confidently support every member of their team, no matter where they work. Payroll: Payroll is the core of Gusto's business, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with complex regulations. Our teams design and maintain the infrastructure and customer experiences that make payroll simple and reliable. From setup through submission, we build intuitive systems that help business owners run payroll with confidence. Tax: The Tax team ensures Gusto customers remain compliant and confident by managing every aspect of payroll taxes-including setup,calculation, payments, filings, and year-end communications. We design seamless, end-to-end experiences that simplify complex processes and build the infrastructure that keeps taxes accurate and on time. By combining reliable systems with thoughtful design, our team makes one of the most complicated parts of running a business simple for employers. Time: The Time team builds trusted, intuitive tools that make it easy for businesses to schedule, track, and manage their teams. From scheduling shifts and managing availability to tracking hours and time off, we deliver smart, compliant solutions that reduce complexity for employers while empowering employees. By embedding automation and mobile-first workflows, we transform how time is managed-so teams can focus on what matters most. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Design, build, and test the foundation that supports compliant payroll for millions of people Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams Build the software platform that powers multiple 1st and 3rd party products and serves millions of businesses. Mentor and grow fellow engineers working to create holistic and scalable solutions Drive the product development process from concept to launch, delivering delightful products that make payroll, taxes, and compliance simple and easy Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build. Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation Own and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for your domain in alignment with team and group-level OKRs Identify and prioritize long-term investments to improve foundational systems and architecture Lead improvements to incident response processes, tooling, and culture to enhance system reliability and team effectiveness Here's what we're looking for: Successful applicants have at least 12+ years of experience Experience in designing and developing robust, distributed systems using multiple general-purpose programming languages Experience influencing and guiding the work of multiple teams on scaling, refactoring, and optimizing legacy products Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale production level code An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment Able to build maintainable, structured, well-documented code Experience building fault-tolerant, mission-critical software Experience building products in highly regulated domains is desired, but not required Experience in one of these domains is preferred: Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance Experience creating prompt libraries for common patterns Mentors engineers on effective AI usage. Familiar with current AI tools (LLMs, Cursor, Copilot, Agents) and their shortcomings / benefits Embeds AI in daily development workflow (scaffolding tests, summarizing docs) to measurably reduce cycle time. Mentors engineers on effective AI usage and helps develop an AI strategy for other engineers Bonus: Experience with Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React 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 $191,000/yr to $240,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $225,000/yr to $275,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. At Gusto, we are looking for a forward thinking technical leader to shape the next generation of our compute (Kubernetes) and networking (service mesh) platforms. This role is for someone who loves building foundational systems that empower hundreds of engineers to move faster, safer, and smarter. You will define the long-term vision for how services run and communicate at Gusto, ensuring reliability, scalability, and developer delight at every layer. What You'll Do Define and drive the vision for Gusto's compute and networking platforms by setting the strategy for Kubernetes, service mesh, and related systems that power our global SaaS platform Lead architecture design, performance optimization, and security hardening of distributed systems at scale Partner with engineering leaders to translate broad organizational goals into concrete, measurable technical outcomes Treat infrastructure as a product by focusing on the developer experience, simplifying workflows, and accelerating delivery Serve as a mentor and force multiplier by growing the skills of mid level engineers through coaching, pairing, and modeling best practices Communicate with clarity by simplifying complex concepts and building alignment across teams and functions Lead incident response and ensure our systems meet the highest standards of availability and resiliency What You'll Bring 12 or more years of experience in Infrastructure, Platform, or Site Reliability Engineering roles operating large scale distributed systems Proven hands-on coding experience in production environments and the ability to contribute directly to system development and automation Deep expertise running, scaling, and securing Kubernetes and service mesh technologies such as Istio, Envoy, or Cilium in production A demonstrated record of designing highly available systems that balance reliability, observability, and developer velocity Mastery of Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Crossplane, with experience managing complex state for large engineering organizations Experience owning and evolving twenty four seven SaaS infrastructure including monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis A systems thinking mindset that identifies small levers capable of creating meaningful organizational impact Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment using data and experimentation to continuously improve infrastructure and developer outcomes Experience integrating AI copilots or automation frameworks into developer workflows to accelerate delivery and reduce operational burden Exceptional communication skills that simplify complex ideas and bring teams together around a shared vision A strong bias toward action, resilience in the face of ambiguity, and the ability to transform big ideas into real, impactful systems Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000-$230,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $230,000-$270,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

About the Role: As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Embedded Payroll team, you'll be a key technical leader responsible for influencing the team and broader organization as we build and scale our product. You'll do this through a combination of hands-on development in our complex codebase and guiding others to deliver a high quality platform experience. About the Team: Gusto Embedded Payroll is a platform that allows developers to embed payroll directly into their own software using our APIs. We've taken Gusto's robust payroll infrastructure and made it available to third-party developers. Our vision is to enable anyone to build the best payroll product for their end customers - powering payroll for small and medium businesses across a variety of industries, from vertical SaaS to fintech and neobanks. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: * Identify and solve high-impact problems involving technical and organizational complexity that requires understanding and coordination across multiple domains. * Engage directly with our developer-customers to deliver a remarkable payroll product. * Influence organization-wide AI best practices for platform and API engineering, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned with business priorities. * Partner with developer-customers to create AI-assisted onboarding, documentation, and sample apps that accelerate time-to-first-payroll. * Ship code. Clean, tested, and performant. * Level up the craft of software engineering across the organization by providing technical guidance and mentoring. * Inform and maintain best practices for reliability and observability for the team. * Troubleshoot and resolve production issues. Here's what we're looking for: * 12+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of driving impact at scale. * Proven ability to take ownership of company-wide engineering initiatives and contribute to scaling engineering organizations. * Deep experience working across large, complex codebases and comfort operating at multiple layers of abstraction. * Demonstrated success in designing and building platforms, services, and APIs with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance. * Curiosity in an AI-native engineering environment. Leveraging intelligence, automation, and experimentation to design, ship, and operate reliable, partner-facing payroll APIs at scale. * History of mentoring engineers, raising the technical bar, and guiding teams through ambiguous problems and competing priorities. * Ability to connect technical decisions to business priorities, align teams around the right goals, and effectively communicate tradeoffs and technical needs to business stakeholders. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000-$230,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $230,000-$270,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: We're hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on core platform capabilities, improving our existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Payments and Risk platforms. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you'll be guiding projects end-to-end by driving large technical architectural decisions (focusing on scale and modularity), understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. If you're interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us! About the Team: Payments and Risk is responsible for all of the money management and movement operations that are used by our customers across a suite of businesses that all depend on money being moved safely between partners, employers, employees, government authorities and Gusto. In order to enable growth for Gusto and our customers, the Risk organization is responsible for defining best-in-class user experiences in order to mitigate financial and reputation risk. The Risk team is responsible for building the infrastructure for a.) bad actor platform capabilities to prevent fraudsters from abusing Gusto's platform while improving false positive rate and, b.) the credit underwriting and collections platform to enable faster and greater access to credit while minimizing financial loss. The Payments team will be completely re-architecting the payments platform at Gusto to be able to move money fast and at scale. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Design, build, and test the infrastructure that enables our Payments teams and Risk policy and experience teams to efficiently build unique, custom tailored experiences for any existing or emerging products Gusto offers its customers Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Operations, and other cross-functional teams Build the software platform that powers multiple 1st and 3rd party products and serves millions of businesses. Mentor and grow fellow engineers working to create holistic and scalable solutions Here's what we're looking for: Successful applicants have at least 12+ years of experience and the enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment Experience building fault-tolerant, mission-critical software as well as designing and developing robust, distributed systems using multiple general-purpose programming languages Experience influencing and guiding the work of multiple teams on scaling, refactoring, and optimizing legacy products Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale production level code that is maintainable, structured, and well-documented An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs Experience in one of these domains is highly preferred: Payments and/or Risk Bonus: Experience with Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React 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 $191,000-$225,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $225,000-$265,000 in San Francisco and New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

About the Role: As a Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Productivity - Local Environments team, you will be a key player in defining, maintaining and enhancing the local development experience for our software engineering team. You will be responsible for ensuring environments are consistently working, troubleshooting issues, streamlining initial setups, and driving improvements to our tooling and processes. Crucially, you will also be exploring and implementing innovative ways to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further optimize our development environments and accelerate local development. You will collaborate closely with engineers across various teams to understand their needs and provide effective solutions, with a forward-thinking approach towards incorporating intelligent automation. About the Team: The Local Environments team, part of the Developer Productivity organization, is responsible for empowering our software engineers through consistent, reliable, and delightful local development experiences that maximizes engineering velocity and minimizes friction to shipping. We understand that a well-functioning local environment is crucial for productivity, innovation, and overall developer happiness. We proactively work to ensure environments are stable, easy to set up, and continuously improved, allowing our engineers to focus on building amazing software. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: * Identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives to enhance the efficiency and reliability of development environments with a focus on building faster developer feedback loops leveraging emerging AI technologies balanced with established practices and tool chains. * Contribute to the development and improvement of internal platforms and tools related to development environments. * Work closely with software engineers to understand their pain points and requirements related to local development. * Collaborate with other infrastructure and platform teams to ensure seamless integration of development environments with other systems. * Proactively monitor and maintain the health and stability of standard development environments. * Diagnose and resolve issues related to local setups, including operating system configurations, networking, dependencies, and tooling. Here's what we're looking for: * 10+ years of software development experience * Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment - integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation to increase developer productivity through tooling and infrastructure enhancements. * Systems thinker with a strong ability to communicate effectively. * Comfortable with architectural thinking and delivering solutions through code. * Experience with Rails and Ruby, including developer tooling for large engineering teams. * Ability to work with colleagues as both customers and partners. * Active working knowledge and architecture experience with Ruby. * Experience with asynchronous processing using Sidekiq and/or Kafka. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $190,000/yr to $210,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $220,000/yr to $250,000/yr in New York, Seattle & San Francisco Bay Area. 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.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: As a Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Productivity - Build Stability, you will be instrumental in shaping the developer experience for hundreds of engineers at Gusto. You will be part of the team that owns the broader CI ecosystem, focused on improving its performance, scalability, and reliability. Your work will directly impact how quickly we can deliver value to our customers by making our development and deployment pipelines faster and more efficient. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who is passionate about developer tooling and infrastructure. Crucially, you will also be exploring and implementing innovative ways to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further optimize our CI and related systems. You will collaborate closely with engineers across various teams to understand their needs and provide effective solutions, with a forward-thinking approach towards incorporating intelligent solutions. About the Team: The Build Stability team, part of the Developer Productivity organization, is at the heart of this mission, owning the Continuous Integration (CI) system that powers our development lifecycle. We are responsible for empowering our software engineers through consistent, reliable, and delightful build systems that maximizes engineering velocity and minimizes friction to shipping. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: You will manage, maintain, and evolve our core CI system, primarily centered around Buildkite, ensuring it can handle our growing engineering organization's needs. Champion AI-native patterns within the build and CI domain to increase developer efficiency and velocity. Dive deep into our build and test pipelines to identify bottlenecks. You'll implement solutions to drastically reduce build times and improve resource utilization. Design, implement, and maintain critical developer workflow tools like merge queues to ensure our main branch is always stable and developers can integrate their code reliably and efficiently. Own and enhance our systems for automatically detecting, quarantining, and reporting on flaky tests. Your work here will directly improve the reliability of our test suites and boost developer confidence in our CI system. Build robust tools and services that enhance developer workflows, improve observability into our build system, and automate manual processes. Partner with product engineering teams to understand their needs, provide support, and champion best practices for building and testing their services effectively. Proactively monitor the health of our CI platform, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement measures to prevent future failures, ensuring a stable foundation for all of Gusto's developers. Here's what we're looking for: 10+ years of software development experience Systems thinker with a strong ability to communicate effectively. Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment - integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation to increase developer productivity through tooling and infrastructure enhancements. Comfortable with architectural thinking and delivering solutions through code. Experience with developer tooling for large engineering teams. Ability to work with colleagues as both customers and partners. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $175,000/yr to $195,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $210,000/yr to $235,000/yr in New York, Seattle & San Francisco Bay Area. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: As the Enterprise Applications AI Architect, you will lead the integration of AI and automation across Gusto's enterprise applications ecosystem, transforming how internal systems connect, communicate, and operate. Sitting within the IT and Enterprise Applications organization, you will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, People Tech, and Operations to bridge business needs with AI driven solutions. You will act as the connector between business requirements and AI frameworks, designing Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and AI agents that make enterprise workflows smarter, faster, and more autonomous. In line with Gusto's FY26 Enterprise Systems strategy, you will help shift our ERP and Finance systems from reactive workflows to predictive, context aware, and self improving platforms, while ensuring security, compliance, and measurable impact. This role combines hands-on technical execution with strategic systems thinking, using integration fluency, AI literacy, and business empathy to create the connective tissue that allows AI to seamlessly augment enterprise operations. About the Team: This role will report to the Enterprise AIT team, a group focused on driving the intelligent transformation of Gusto's enterprise systems. The Enterprise AIT team is responsible for integrating AI, automation, and advanced analytics across our internal applications ecosystem to improve scalability, efficiency, and decision-making. Partnering closely with Finance, Business Ops, IT, and Security, the team enables Gusto's enterprise systems to become smarter, more predictive, and more adaptive. This is a new role, designed to expand the team's capacity to operationalize AI within enterprise workflows and support Gusto's broader Enterprise Systems strategy. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Translate business needs into AI workflows by partnering with Finance and Business Operations teams to identify automation opportunities and design agentic workflows that improve decision making and reduce manual effort. Develop and maintain Model Context Protocols (MCPs) that securely and reliably connect enterprise systems such as NetSuite, Zuora, and Jira to AI agents, with clear documentation and optimization. Create and manage intelligent agents that execute or augment core enterprise processes such as onboarding, billing support, and compliance monitoring using large language models and orchestration frameworks. Govern the full lifecycle of MCPs and agents, ensuring adherence to enterprise data governance, privacy, and security standards, including SOX compliance, auditability, and appropriate access controls. Measure and optimize impact by defining and tracking KPIs such as automation adoption, efficiency gains, agent accuracy, reliability, and cost performance, and using those insights to guide iteration. Enable and influence the organization by partnering with IT, Security, and business stakeholders to build reusable AI frameworks, coach teams on safe and effective AI driven workflows, and champion AI first practices across day to day operations. Here's what we're looking for: 8+ years in Business Systems Analysis, Enterprise Applications, or Automation roles, with a track record of delivering impact in complex environments. Demonstrated experience building and maintaining integrations across systems such as Jira, NetSuite, or similar, with a strong grasp of APIs, JSON, and RESTful service design. Hands-on knowledge of AI agent frameworks (for example LangChain, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, MCP) and experience designing or maintaining Model Context Protocols or equivalent frameworks. Familiarity with leading LLM platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini etc.) and practical experience with prompt engineering. Proficiency in Python or JavaScript for automation, orchestration, and building modular, scalable AI workflows that translate complex requirements into executable solutions. Strong documentation, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain tradeoffs and align technical solutions with business needs. Passion for building secure, compliant, and explainable AI systems, embedding risk, privacy, and compliance considerations (including SOX and audit controls) into every solution, with a growth mindset and focus on clarity, iteration, and measurable outcomes. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $150,000-$165,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $185,000-$205,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: We're hiring seasoned engineers to join our teams that work on core platform capabilities, improving our existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Payroll and Tax systems. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you'll be guiding projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. If you're interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us! About the Team: Payroll is the beating heart of Gusto's business. Pay Group (payroll and tax) teams are responsible for the product, ops, and service components Gusto uses to onboard customers, process payrolls, calculate taxes and deductions, pay and file with tax agencies, and maintain compliance on behalf of the customers. The domain is highly complex and offers the opportunity to engage in system design that simplifies this for customers, both internal and external. Sub- Teams: Tax Accuracy: The Tax Accuracy group is responsible for gathering and maintaining the necessary information for us to pay and file taxes accurately and on time for our customers, and consists of multiple teams that cover various parts of the process. Ledger: This team is building a payroll ledger to track accrual accounting for payroll-related money movement. This team is starting to support the payroll domain, risk, payments, and accounting. Engine: This team works closely with the payroll compliance team to ensure enablement of compliant pay, such as minimum wage adjustments, regular rate of pay, etc. We enable end-to-end success of payroll processing and working with various domain teams such as tax calculations, tax setup, payments, and more. Platform: This team is developing a new platform to be the common interface for interacting with payroll and tax data. The payroll and tax domain is highly complex; our team exists to make it easier for other application teams to interact with the payroll and tax system. We enable application and experience teams to deliver customer value faster by providing a scalable, flexible, performant, and highly understandable platform to integrate with. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Function as a Technical Lead across multiple teams in Payroll Services, helping us keep engineers unblocked and deliver high-quality work supporting our long-term goals Design, build, and test the foundation that supports compliant payroll for millions of people Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams Mentor and grow fellow engineers working to create holistic and scalable solutions Drive the product development process from concept to launch, delivering delightful products that make payroll, taxes, and compliance simple and easy Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build. Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation Continuously stay up-to-date with advancements in AI and Machine Learning, applying this knowledge to our projects. Here's what we're looking for: Successful applicants typically have at least 15+ years of experience Able to build maintainable, structured, well-documented code Strong knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and system design Experience working across 3+ teams, influencing both product and team direction Experience working on platform products which are depended upon throughout the company Experience engineering, designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production An aptitude in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex problems, communicating technical complexity and facilitating informed tradeoffs to major stakeholders Experience operationalizing and scaling large interconnected production systems Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment Experience in complex highly regulated domains Examples: HR, Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance Experience using AI tools to build, test, and iterate on products quickly. Understanding of how to evaluate AI-driven outputs using clear success criteria. A commitment to staying current on emerging backend technologies and AI frameworks and patterns, regularly experimenting with new approaches. Willingness to contribute to shared tools or templates that enhance the speed and safety of AI experimentation. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $215,000/yr to $252,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $251,000/yr to $295,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff-like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR-so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: As Gusto transitions to an AI-native company, this role will help shape how intelligence is embedded across our Growth platform - from acquisition to onboarding to expansion. You'll lead engineering efforts that make our systems adaptive, data-driven, and intelligent by design. This means building not only for scale and reliability, but for learning and continuous optimization - where every part of the funnel can reason, predict, and personalize. You'll operate at the intersection of Growth systems, AI capabilities, and platform evolution to help unlock Gusto's next phase of sustainable revenue growth. About the Team: We're accelerating Gusto's revenue growth by providing 1.) an acquisition platform for driving visitors and leads, 2.) an onboarding platform for converting leads to customers, and 3.) upsell systems for expansion efforts. We're also in an exciting phase of rebuilding our Revenue Systems stack, which will be key in unlocking Gusto's next phase of growth. Our focus is shifting from deterministic user journeys to intelligent growth systems - ones that understand intent, tailor experiences, and continuously improve through data and feedback. We're looking for a strategic and motivated engineering leader to empower and scale the engineering teams that are building Gusto's next big thing! Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Define, iterate, and execute on initiatives contributing to Growth's technical roadmap to drive revenue growth. Champion AI-native patterns in Growth systems - designing for learning loops, feedback-driven iteration, and safe model usage in customer-facing contexts. Help establish best practices for experimentation, evaluation, and observability in AI-augmented Growth experiences. Partner with cross-functional teams to tackle complex and ambiguous problems, translating them into engineering solutions that drive our customer acquisition and ACV expansion platform forward. Collaborate with AI platform and data science teams to integrate model-driven insights into Growth workflows - such as lead scoring, onboarding personalization, intelligent upsell recommendations, and AI/ML-driven comms platform. Execute in different horizons based on Growth's overall goals. This means at times, embedding in a team for multiple months/quarters to deliver complex projects, and at other times, kicking off ambiguous initiatives and helping teams drive alignment and build momentum. Execute in different capacities based on the needs of the org and initiative. Dive deep into the hardest technical areas while delegating the rest to partnering teams. Engage with all development teams across Gusto to align and drive towards long-term maintainability and stability of our systems. Mentor and provide guidance to software engineers, fostering growth and development. Actively participate in code reviews and maintain code quality. Here's what we're looking for: 12+ years of professional software development experience. Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment - integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation into how we grow the business. Hands-on experience building large-scale, complex systems in a wide range of domains. Web architecture expertise, including observability and performance. Experience in highly cross-functional environments for highly complex products. Experience as tech lead, overseeing large initiatives across multiple teams. Experience in scaling Engineering organizations. Nice to have: Experience designing or implementing product experiences incorporating ML and AI - from recommendations to intelligent onboarding or personalization systems. Experience building complex revenue systems that span multiple growth areas: acquisition, expansion, experimentation, marketing, and sales automation tools/integrations. Experience in experimentation and user experience optimization. Experience working closely with Revenue teams. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $215,000/yr to $252,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $251,000/yr to $295,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. 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. Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you. Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer. Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain the data infrastructure at Gusto. As part of the Data Platform team, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, Business Intelligence, and analysts across Gusto teams to help them achieve their goals. The Data Platform position is a software development role with knowledge of data architectures and data delivery. The ideal candidate is passionate about developing software, working with data, and understanding the needs of end users. Here's what you'll do day-to-day: * Architect, build, and refine our infrastructure and tools that enable other teams to work with data. * Efficiently handle vast amounts of clickstream, database, and third party application data, processing in batch and real-time * Take full ownership of the solutions you build, working with stakeholders to develop requirements, implement solutions, monitor production, and troubleshoot problems that arise. * Work as part of a team. We value team players who share their knowledge and like collaborating with others. Here's what we're looking for: * At least 7 years of software engineering experience. * Experience building solutions in the cloud, AWS preferred (Redshift, MSK, EMR). * Experience with OLAP databases (Clickhouse) * Experience building data pipelines at scale, Airflow and Python preferred. * Experience with streaming systems desired (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar). * Ability to turn vague requirements into clear deliverables with minimal guidance. * Experience building and maintaining a modern data stack in production. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000-$204,000/year in Denver, $178,000-$223,000/year in Los Angeles, and $197,000-$247,000/year for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.