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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Money Movement

Gusto

$191,000 - $265,000
Aug 29, 2025
Denver, CO, US • San Francisco, CA, US • New York, NY, US • Atlanta, GA, US • Austin, TX, US • Chicago, IL, US • Los Angeles, CA, US • Seattle, WA, US • Washington, DC, US
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Gusto needs to build new payments and money movement capabilities across US and International, and (re)architect its payments platform to scale for the future to ensure its 400,000+ small and medium businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience building large-scale software systems, with significant experience in payments or money movement
  • Deep knowledge of data structures, modeling, and system architecture for mission-critical platforms
  • A track record of engineering excellence and thoughtful tradeoffs in complex system design
  • Experience working across 3+ teams, influencing both product and team direction
  • Passion for creating clarity and simplicity in technically complex domains
  • An aptitude in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex problems, communicating technical complexity and facilitating informed tradeoffs to major stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Function as a Technical Lead, supporting and unblocking engineers while contributing to long-term technical direction
  • Design and build money movement platforms, adding new payment methods and payment rails including international payments
  • Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams
  • Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build
  • Help scale one of the largest Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world; Write maintainable, well-documented, and test-driven code
  • 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 and Cryptocurrency, applying this knowledge to our projects

Other

  • Enthusiasm for mentoring and collaboration in a highly cross-functional environment
  • Travel to Gusto’s Denver office for onboarding is required for this position.
  • 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).