Gusto

Enterprise Application AI Engineer

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Base Salary

$185k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Translate Finance and Business Operations needs into AI workflows and agentic automations.
  • Develop, maintain, document, and optimize Model Context Protocols connecting enterprise systems to AI agents.
  • Create and manage AI agents for onboarding, billing support, compliance monitoring, and other enterprise processes.
  • Govern the lifecycle of MCPs and agents in accordance with data governance, privacy, security, SOX, auditability, and access-control standards.
  • Define and track KPIs covering adoption, efficiency, accuracy, reliability, and cost performance.
  • Partner with IT, Security, and business stakeholders to build reusable AI frameworks and promote safe AI-driven workflows.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience in Business Systems Analysis, Enterprise Applications, or Automation roles.
  • Experience building and maintaining integrations across systems such as Jira and NetSuite, with knowledge of APIs, JSON, and RESTful service design.
  • Hands-on experience with AI agent frameworks such as LangChain, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or MCP, including designing or maintaining MCPs or equivalent frameworks.
  • Familiarity with leading LLM platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, plus practical prompt engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in Python or JavaScript for automation, orchestration, and scalable AI workflow development.
  • Strong documentation, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to explain tradeoffs and align technical solutions with business needs.
  • Experience embedding security, privacy, compliance, SOX, audit, and explainability considerations into AI systems.

Benefits

  • Competitive base pay, benefits, and RSU equity eligibility.
  • Denver and most remote locations compensation target of $185,000-$205,000 per year; San Francisco, Seattle, and New York compensation target of $225,000-$250,000 per year.
  • Employees based in Denver, San Francisco, or New York generally work from the office approximately 2-3 days per week or more depending on the role.
  • Approved non-office work requires a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection.
  • Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations are provided.
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About Gusto

10,000+ employees

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.

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