Gusto

Staff Software Engineer, Salesforce Developer

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Denver, CO, USA +2 moreStaff+
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Base Salary

$163k - $247k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable Apex solutions on the Salesforce platform for Sales and Customer Experience teams.
  • Use AI coding assistants such as Claude Code to write, review, debug, and document code throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Oversee improvements to deployed features and measure their impact.
  • Apply Salesforce platform architecture and change/release management best practices, using the sf CLI for deployments.
  • Write structured, maintainable, and well-documented code.
  • Build, test, and debug reliable production systems at scale, including real-time, event-driven, or high-throughput systems where applicable.
  • Contribute to codebases outside Salesforce when needed.
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into business value and advocate for scalable technical solutions.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years developing on Salesforce in Apex.
  • Salesforce Platform Developer I and/or Application Architect certification.
  • Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, sf CLI, and Salesforce change/release management best practices.
  • Fluent daily use of AI coding assistants across writing, reviewing, debugging, and documenting code, with sound judgment about their application.
  • Ability to write well-structured, maintainable, and well-documented code, including in codebases outside Salesforce.
  • Proven experience building, testing, and debugging reliable production systems at scale.
  • Ruby on Rails experience is a plus.
  • Experience in regulated industries is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive base pay, benefits, and equity including RSUs.
  • Two days of travel to a Gusto office are required for onboarding.
  • Employees based in Denver, San Francisco, New York City, or applicable subsidiary locations generally work from the office approximately 2–3 days per week or more depending on the role.
  • Remote and non-office work requires a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection.

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

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About Gusto

1,001-5,000 employees

Gusto has been growing the small business economy for 15+ years. Not with just great technology, but with heart. We serve 500K+ businesses with payroll, HR, benefits, compliance, and more. Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we're the team in their corner. Licensing details: https://gusto.com/about/licenses