Jobs at Gusto
Gusto is a cloud‑based payroll, benefits, and HR platform that serves over 100,000 small businesses worldwide. Since its 2011 launch, the company has positioned itself as a fintech pioneer, offering a user‑friendly interface combined with robust compliance tools that streamline HR operations for startups and mid‑size firms.
Gusto hires across engineering, product, data science, sales, marketing, customer success, finance, and legal. Technical candidates can expect a stack that includes Go, Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL, while product teams focus on rapid iteration in an agile environment. Non‑tech roles find flexible remote policies, high equity potential, and a culture that emphasizes transparency and continuous learning.
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Community Manager
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 19, 2025
The Community Programs Manager at Gusto will play a crucial role in managing and executing programs for entrepreneurs. This role involves community engagement, program development, operational strategy, budget management, logistics, and cross-functional relationships. Key attributes include being dependable, results-driven, and empathetic. The ideal candidate should have 47 years of experience in community or event management within the SMB sector, strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, and proficiency in event management software. The cash compensation for this role ranges from $110,000 to $164,000 annually, depending on location.
Senior Privacy Engineer
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 28, 2025
The role of a Senior Privacy Engineer at Gusto involves leading strategic privacy initiatives, designing and implementing privacy-preserving solutions, automating privacy operations, managing risks, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Computer Science, Privacy Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 4 years of experience in privacy engineering. Strong software development skills, understanding of privacy laws, and excellent leadership and communication skills are required. Experience with privacy management platforms, IAPP certification, and proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Python, and AWS infrastructure are considered nice to have. The cash compensation for this role ranges from $180,000 to $240,000 annually, depending on location.
Principal Product Manager - Commerce Platform
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: Canada
Posted Jan 24, 2025
Gusto, a leading software for small businesses, is expanding with over 2700 employees and $500M in annual revenue. They are seeking high-autonomy Product Managers to build impactful solutions for SMBs. The Product Manager will own the strategy for the Commerce Platform, including the Product Catalog and Promotion Engine, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The role requires 8+ years of Product Management experience, strong leadership skills, and proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
Sr Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Pro - Large Firms
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 18, 2025
The role of a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Gusto involves guiding other engineering leads in overcoming technical challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers. The Gusto Pro Product team focuses on building experiences that simplify accountants managing clients on Gusto and supporting their business growth. The ideal candidate should have 12+ years of professional software development experience, proven experience in leading the development of both greenfield and legacy features, and strong mentorship skills. The cash compensation for this role is targeted at $191,000 to $237,000 per year in Denver and most remote locations, and $225,000 to $279,000 per year for San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. Travel to Gusto's Denver office for onboarding is required.
Product Manager - Financial Products Foundation
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: Canada
Posted Jan 22, 2025
Gusto, a leading software for small businesses, is expanding with over 2700 employees in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Turkey, and generating more than $500M in annual revenue. They are seeking high-autonomy, entrepreneurial Product Managers to build high-impact solutions for SMBs. The Members Financial Products team aims to empower users with financial tools, offering greater control, confidence, and more money from every paycheck. The role involves developing a clear product vision, driving user confidence, collaborating with various departments, managing integrations, and ensuring risk compliance.
Software Engineer - Ruby Infrastructure
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 25, 2025
The Staff Engineer on the Product Infrastructure RubyRails team at Gusto is responsible for improving developer productivity through tooling, APIs, and feedback mechanisms. This role involves seeking out inefficiencies, ideating solutions, and collaborating with various teams to deliver end-to-end product experiences. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in software development and architecture using RubyRails, experience in building tooling, and strong communication skills.
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Risk
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 21, 2025
Gusto is hiring experienced engineers to work on core platform capabilities, improving existing systems for extensibility and scalability, and building the future of Gusto's Risk system. The role involves guiding projects end-to-end, driving large technical architectural decisions, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. The Risk organization is responsible for defining best-in-class user experiences to mitigate financial and reputation risk. The team will design, build, and test infrastructure for custom tailored experiences, help scale one of the largest Ruby on Rails and TypeScript React applications, collaborate on complex problems with cross-functional teams, and mentor fellow engineers. Successful applicants should have at least 12+ years of experience, a proven track record in building fault-tolerant mission-critical software, and experience in payments and/or risk domains.
Sr Engineering Manager - Payroll Experiences
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 19, 2025
Gusto is seeking a Senior Engineering leader to oversee the cross-functional strategy for its Payroll Experiences team, which includes more than 15 people across Engineering, Product Management, Design, and Data Science. The role involves leading the engineering team, working cross-functionally with design and product management leadership, driving product and platform development, understanding customer pain points, and devising solutions. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of software engineering experience, experience in scaling engineering organizations, strong technical acumen, and a systems-first approach with a focus on user experience. The cash compensation for this role is targeted at $191,000 - $237,000 in Denver, $208,000 - $258,000 for Los Angeles and most remote locations, and $225,000 - $279,000 for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.
Head of Compensation
Company: Gusto
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Jan 18, 2025
Gusto, a modern online people platform, is expanding its compensation team to design, implement, and manage competitive, equitable, and performance-incentivized compensation programs. The role requires 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, advanced knowledge of market pay practices, and exceptional analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. The company is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, and offers a competitive cash compensation range between $152,000 - $188,000 in Denver and $178,000 - $220,000 in New York and San Francisco.
Principal Software Engineer, Application Platform
Company: Gusto
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Jan 22, 2025
Gusto, a modern online people platform, is seeking a strategic engineering leader with 15+ years of experience in software development. The role involves leading cutting-edge projects, mentoring engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and applying advancements in AI and Machine Learning. The company offers a competitive cash compensation of $260,000-$299,000 in the San Francisco Bay area, with a focus on creating a collaborative and inclusive workplace.
Staff Product Designer - Growth Onboarding & Activation
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Jan 18, 2025
Gusto's Design team, consisting of over 70 professionals, is dedicated to empowering small businesses and their employees. They focus on cross-functional areas like Design Research, Writing, Ops, and Frontend Development. The team is passionate about creating thoughtful, crafted, and inclusive experiences. A Staff Product Designer role is available, focusing on multiproduct onboarding and activation. The role involves designing personalized onboarding experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing impactful NUX patterns, optimizing the journey, ensuring consistency, and committing to craft. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience in full-stack design, expertise in onboarding and funnel optimization, systems thinking, and service design principles.
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience (DevOps)
Company: Gusto
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted Dec 29, 2024
Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. They offer full-service payroll, health insurance, 401ks, expert HR and team management tools. With over 300,000 businesses nationwide, Gusto is committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace. The Developer Experience Team is a small but growing engineering team that empowers the product engineers. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in a Platform SRE or DevOps role using a Ruby, Kubernetes, AWS stack or similar technologies.