Gusto · 21 hours ago
Software Engineering Apprenticeship (Summer 2026)
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad
$48.08/hr - $48.08/hrGusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. They are launching a 6-month, full-time, paid Software Engineering Apprenticeship designed for individuals early in their software journey, focusing on hands-on learning and mentorship.
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Responsibilities
Learn by doing: pair daily with engineers to design, code, test, and ship features safely and incrementally
Explain your thinking: talk through tradeoffs, ask clarifying questions, and make your reasoning visible in daily conversations, PRs, and design reviews
Practice feedback as a skill: give and receive actionable feedback, and iterate quickly with your mentor and teammates
Build breadth and depth: rotate pairing partners and tasks to expand your toolkit across frontend, backend, and tests
Grow your independence: progress from observer to driver to navigator with support, celebrating steady, compounding wins
Share outcomes: demo your work and reflect on what you learned as you move toward L1 readiness
Qualification
Required
Creative thinkers who can frame a problem, test an approach, and explain their reasoning clearly
Curiosity and humility — you seek feedback, change your mind with new evidence, and keep going when it's hard
Strong communication in a collaborative, pair‑heavy environment; you make teammates better
Evidence of learning and making — of any kind: you create things and can show your process (e.g., music, art, writing, community projects, physical builds, software experiments, or other self‑directed work)
Comfort with the basics in at least one programming language and eagerness to learn the rest on the job
No specific degree or prior professional SWE experience is required
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
Founded in 2011
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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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