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Principal Software Engineer

Gusto

$215,000 - $295,000
Nov 4, 2025
Denver, CO, US • San Francisco, CA, US • New York, NY, US • Remote, US
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Gusto is looking to hire seasoned engineers to improve existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and build the future of Gusto's Payroll and Tax systems. The goal is to simplify complex payroll and tax processes for customers.

Requirements

  • 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

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.

Other

  • Successful applicants typically have at least 15+ years of experience
  • Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment
  • Experience in complex highly regulated domains + Examples: HR, Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance
  • Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role).
  • When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.