4 hours ago
Base Salary
$223k - $278k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own signup-to-activation experiences end to end, including data models and user interfaces.
- Invent, prototype, and ship net-new onboarding experiences that improve activation.
- Apply AI thoughtfully across onboarding and integrate experiences across web, SMS, WhatsApp, and third-party AI assistants.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data to frame problems, test hypotheses with customers, and iterate based on measurable outcomes.
- Design modular and reusable onboarding building blocks for future entry points.
- Provide technical direction, conduct high-quality code reviews, mentor engineers, and raise engineering standards.
- Make pragmatic time-boxed scoping decisions and ship simple versions that validate ideas.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including shipping customer-facing products at scale.
- Strong full-stack fundamentals and the versatility to work across front end, back end, and data.
- Product-minded approach focused on customer problems and meaningful metrics.
- Ability to execute independently, move quickly, and iterate based on results.
- Experience applying AI/LLM capabilities to real product problems and using AI tools effectively.
- High ownership, comfort with ambiguity and greenfield work, and a bias toward action and outcomes.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship, and ability to establish high engineering standards.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay, benefits, and equity including RSUs.
- Hybrid work for employees based in Denver, San Francisco, New York City, or Scottsdale, with approximately 2–3 office days per week or more depending on the role.
- Employees approved to work outside a Gusto office must maintain a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection.
- Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available for qualified candidates and disabled veterans.
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About Gusto
Gusto builds cloud software that handles payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance for small businesses in the U.S., sold as a subscription with integrated services. Its platform runs payroll, files taxes, administers health insurance and 401(k)s, and offers tools for onboarding and time tracking. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company says it serves 500,000+ small businesses nationwide.