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Staff Software Engineer: GraphQL Platform

Gusto

$164,000 - $265,000
Aug 15, 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
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Gusto is looking to improve its GraphQL platform to support the growth of its engineering organization and make it easier to write and use high-quality, standardized, consumer-agnostic APIs.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience with software development and architecture
  • 5+ years of experience in GraphQL
  • Experience and/or interest in Federation, Entities, Governance, architecture, and developer tooling
  • Experience and/or interest in building tooling that makes your engineering colleagues successful

Responsibilities

  • Own problems, not just code
  • Identify ways to make Gusto's codebase more effective at scale
  • Participate in thorough, rigorous discussions about how to measure and solve problems
  • Integrate, add, build, and improve tooling to support Gusto's frontend development
  • Run migrations to improve Gusto's codebase using a combination of collaboration, manual upgrades, and codemods
  • Enforce and promote patterns and practices through custom analysis

Other

  • Great communicator
  • Ability to use anecdotes and data to illustrate the impact of your work
  • 8+ years of experience with software development and architecture
  • Must be able to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role)
  • Must have a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection when working remotely