Principal Software Engineer - Payroll
Principal Software Engineer - Payroll
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$ 261000 - 299000
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About Gusto
Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of fullservice payroll Gusto offers health insurance 401(k)s expert HR and team management tools. Today Gusto offices in Denver San Francisco and New York serve more than 400000 businesses nationwide.
Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life and it starts right here at Gusto. Thats why were committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
About the Role:
As the Principal Engineer for the Contractors team you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Gustos flagship Payroll productone of the core pillars of our platform. You will design build and scale the capabilities that power essential experiences for our customers. Working collaboratively with product managers designers and other engineers you will deliver impactful features that meet customer needs and elevate user experiences.
As a Gusto Engineer at this level youll guide projects endtoendshaping initial feature specifications driving architectural decisions to bring systems closer to their desired end states executing on complex initiatives and maintaining code that powers missioncritical functionality. Beyond technical contributions youll help define and contribute to the broader strategy of how Gusto continues to build and scale its Payroll product.
If youre excited about solving complex highimpact problems and want to contribute to a product that touches the lives of millions wed love to have you on board!
About the Team:
Payroll serves as Gustos core product used by each of our 300000 customers and contributing significantly to our annual recurring revenue of over $. Although we hold the leading market position for SMBs in the US the market remains highly fragmented with an estimated 90 still in need of a superior solution.
The Contractors team empowers businesses to onboard and pay contractors in 120 countries with ease and speed. This includes critical functionalities such as payroll setup preparation and submission historical reporting time tracking and shift scheduling. As a key member of this team youll have the opportunity to make a profound impact on both the product and the customers who depend on it daily.
Heres what youll do daytoday:
- Architect build and maintain scalable secure and resilient backend systems to support Gustos Payroll products.
- Function as a Technical Lead across multiple teams in Pay Group helping us keep engineers unblocked and deliver highquality work supporting our longterm goals
- 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 crossfunctional 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.
- Engage in a highly supportive environmentt working with others to drive productivity and innovation.
- Continuously stay uptodate with backend technologies and methodologies advancements in AI and Machine Learning and apply this knowledge to our projects.
Heres what were looking for:
- 15 years of professional software development experience
- Experience in scaling Engineering organizations with a focus on individual and team development
- Experience building and maintaining resilient backend systems to support customerfacing products.
- Experience in highly crossfunctional environments for highly complex products
- Experience as tech lead overseeing projects across multiple teams
- Experience in optimizing existing systems for performance reliability and scalability.
- Experience developing and maintaining RESTful APIs GraphQL endpoints and backend services ensuring seamless integration with frontend systems and thirdparty services
- Ability to communicate technical complexity and help facilitate informed tradeoffs
- Enthusiasm for a collaborative testdriven environment
If you dont think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job please apply. Nobody checks every box and were looking for someone excited to join the team.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $222000 to $246000 in Denver & most major metro locations and $261000 to $299000 for San Francisco New York & Seattle. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
We have offices in Denver San Francisco and New York and have remote team members across the US and Canada. We are actively hiring for the following Centers of Gravity: Toronto Canada Atlanta GA Austin TX Chicago IL Denver CO Los Angeles CA Miami FL and Seattle WA. Our open roles will specify on the careers page and in the job description where the position is eligible for work.
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 23 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos 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.
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 its 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.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full Time
