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Gusto

Business Engineering

Gusto

Staff Engineer responsible for developing financial tools and collaborating with cross-functional teams at Gusto. Leading product development from concept to launch while ensuring high standards of quality and performance.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $163,000 - $204,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software development, particularly in architecting and building large-scale distributed systems. Proficient in leveraging AI technologies to enhance product development and drive innovation while effectively collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Software Development ExperienceArchitecting Distributed SystemsAI Tooling MaximizationTechnical LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentDistributed SystemsAI TechnologiesProduct DevelopmentSystem Testing
Soft Skills
CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaborationAdaptability
Industry Keywords
Product ManagementData ScienceComplianceOperations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build products & services and scale the platform that powers business money and accounting experiences at Gusto
  • Take ownership of projects, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance
  • Adopt the latest best practices for using AI technologies across all aspects of product development
  • Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams
  • Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation
  • Help drive the product development process from concept to launch

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale and resilient distributed systems and/or software platforms
  • Maximizes the use of AI tooling while guiding the team in adopting modern AI practices
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working with quick iteration cycles
  • Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs
  • Willingness to collaborate across different functions
  • An aptitude and interest in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex and ambiguous problems
  • Experience as a technical lead, leading the work of multiple engineers on multi-quarter projects

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive base pay
  • Benefits
  • Equity (RSUs)