Principal Software Engineer
Gusto
8 months ago
Denver, CO, USA +3 more
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$215k - $295k/yr
Responsibilities
- Function as a Technical Lead across multiple teams in Payroll Services.
- Design, build, and test the foundation that supports compliant payroll.
- Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React applications.
- Collaborate on complex problems with cross-functional teams.
- Mentor and grow fellow engineers.
- Drive the product development process from concept to launch.
- Improve team productivity and happiness with the services and tools you build.
- Engage in a supportive environment to drive productivity and innovation.
- Stay up-to-date with advancements in AI and Machine Learning.
Requirements
- At least 15+ years of experience in software engineering.
- Ability to build maintainable, structured, and well-documented code.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and system design.
- Experience working across 3+ teams, influencing product and team direction.
- Experience with platform products relied upon throughout the company.
- Experience in engineering, designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems.
- Aptitude for simplifying complex problems and communicating technical complexity.
- Experience operationalizing and scaling large interconnected production systems.
- Enthusiasm for a collaborative, test-driven environment.
- Experience in complex regulated domains such as HR, Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance.
Tech Stack
ReactRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript
Categories
AI & MLBackendData EngineeringFull Stack