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Principal Software Engineer, Growth

Gusto

$215,000 - $295,000
Aug 29, 2025
Denver, CO, US • San Francisco, CA, US • New York, NY, US
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Gusto is looking to accelerate revenue growth by rebuilding its Revenue Systems stack and needs an engineering leader to empower and scale the engineering teams building Gusto’s next big thing.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of professional software development experience
  • Hands-on experience building large scale, complex systems in a wide range of domains
  • Web architecture expertise, including observability and performance
  • Experience in highly cross-functional environments for highly complex products
  • Experience as tech lead, overseeing large initiatives across multiple teams
  • Experience in scaling Engineering organizations
  • Experience building complex revenue systems that spans multiple growth areas: acquisition, expansion, experimentation, marketing and sales automation tools/integrations

Responsibilities

  • Define, iterate and execute on initiatives contributing to the Growth’s technical roadmap to drive revenue growth.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to tackle complex and ambiguous problems, translating them into engineering solutions that drive our customer acquisition and ACV expansion platform forward.
  • Execute in different horizons based on Growth’s overall goals.
  • Execute in different capacities based on the need of the org and initiative.
  • Dive deep into the hardest technical areas while delegating the rest to partnering teams.
  • Engage with all development teams across Gusto to align and drive towards long-term maintainability and stability of our systems.
  • Mentor and provide guidance to software engineers, fostering growth and development.

Other

  • 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.
  • 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.