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Gusto
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingHealthcareInsurance
Gusto is a business software platform that brings payroll, employee benefits, and core human resources operations together in one place. Its tools help small and midsize businesses automate payroll calculations, tax filings, direct deposits, deductions, and compliance workflows while connecting with other business systems. The platform also supports employee benefits, time and attendance, hiring and onboarding, talent management, and performance reviews. Gusto serves companies managing distributed or global teams, with dedicated solutions for accountants and APIs that let developers embed payroll capabilities into their own products.
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Staff Software Engineer, Tax Experiences — Gusto (Hybrid)

Lead the development of scalable tax-information experiences at Gusto. Help improve payroll, tax, and compliance products used by more than 500,000 small businesses.

USUnited StatesCACalifornia
$197,000 – $247,000 / year
HybridFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredFull-stack EngineerSoftware Engineer
ReactRubyRuby on RailsSQLTypeScript

Description

  • Set the technical direction for the team’s domain in alignment with team- and group-level OKRs
  • Help shape the broader Tax Engineering roadmap through cross-functional collaboration
  • Design, develop, and test experiences that let people add and update their tax information at Gusto
  • Represent employers and employees by helping ensure taxes are collected, calculated, and filed accurately
  • Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other teams to solve complex, ambiguous problems
  • Support the software platform behind multiple first- and third-party products serving millions of businesses
  • Mentor engineers and support their professional growth
  • Lead product development from initial concept through launch
  • Create design systems, reusable components, and interfaces that increase team productivity
  • Identify and prioritize long-term improvements to foundational systems and architecture
  • Use AI tools in engineering workflows and apply an AI-native approach to simplify tax processes and deliver proactive guidance

Requirements

  • At least eight years of professional software engineering experience
  • Expert-level proficiency with React and TypeScript
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails, SQL, or another backend language
  • Payroll, tax, or compliance experience is preferred
  • Experience working in large, complex codebases
  • Ability to make incremental improvements without disrupting existing functionality
  • Experience designing, building, and testing production software at scale
  • Experience using AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance testing
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted software development workflows
  • Ability to explain technical complexity clearly to product and design partners
  • Strong systems thinking and the ability to assess unfamiliar systems
  • A collaborative working style that values pairing, thought partnership, and shared investigation

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) plans
  • Equity in the form of RSUs
  • Two-day trip to a Gusto office for onboarding
  • A secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required when working from an approved non-office location
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans

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