Gusto · 1 week ago
Principal Software Engineer - Pay Group Engineering
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$215K/yr - $252K/yr
15+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy, supporting over 400,000 small businesses across the country. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead projects in enhancing their Payroll and Tax systems, focusing on scalability and compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Bookkeeping and PayrollEmployee BenefitsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)s
Stock equity
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (49)
2024 (54)
2023 (19)
2022 (37)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
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