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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Product Counsel
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Oct 23, 2023
Gusto, a modern online people platform for small businesses, is seeking a Product Counsel to join their Legal and Compliance Product and Commercial team. The role involves advising senior attorneys, compliance team members, and partnering with product, engineering, business, and marketing teams. The ideal candidate should have a JD degree, relevant legal experience, and experience advising start-ups or providing pragmatic legal guidance related to tech or regulated products. The role is hybrid and can be based in San Francisco, Denver, or New York City metro areas. The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $130,000 - $160,000/year in Denver, and $156,000 - $194,000/year for San Francisco & New York.
Tax Operations Leader
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Oct 20, 2023
Gusto is a modern online platform for small businesses, offering services like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, HR support, and team management tools. The company is seeking a results-oriented Operations leader with tax experience from large payroll providers to manage a team responsible for filing and paying customers' taxes. The ideal candidate will have 1+ years of management experience, 2+ years of tax experience, and process improvement/operations experience. They will foster a culture of engagement, oversee filing and remittance processes, and lead strategic direction for Gusto's payroll customers. The role is based in Denver, San Francisco, or New York, with a target cash compensation of $73,000-$95,000 for level 3 and $90,000-$118,000 for level 4.
Senior Commercial Counsel
Company: Gusto
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Oct 18, 2023
Gusto, a modern online people platform for small businesses, is seeking a highly experienced transactional attorney to join their Product and Commercial Legal team. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, building trusted relationships with business teams, and supporting sales and partnerships teams. The ideal candidate has a JD degree, 8+ years of legal experience, and a proven track record in technology transactions. The position is hybrid and must be filled in one of Gusto's home office locations (SF, Denver, or NYC). The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $182,000 - $214,000/year in Denver, and $213,000 - $250,000/year for San Francisco & New York.
Software Engineer, Türkiye
Company: Gusto
Location: Remote
Posted Oct 15, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy and working remotely, join us!Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:Build products that mitigate financial risk, prevent fraud and globalize faster payments transactions in a safe and secure way.Own what you build end to end as you architect, implement, review, test, and iterate Gusto’s Fintech product suite.Design highly scalable systems that drive the business growth to safely move billions of dollars.Build the platform to enable fraud signal collection and anomaly detection for fraudulent activities on Gusto.Drive the processor agnostic 3rd party API integration to provide new payment features and enrich payments methods, including but not limited to ACH, credit card, vendor payments, real time payments with redundancy backup.Partner with product, data, finance, compliance and operations to audit financial reconciliation and debt recovery to provide the complete financial bookkeeping.Participate in daily “team times” during which we plan, pair program, and laugh together.Here’s what we're looking for:At least 3 years of professional Software Engineering experience in dynamic languages such as Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, and PHP as well as SaaS integrated technologies like Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, CI/CD and AWS etc on the cloud.Independent, dedicated, and able to deliver production ready code with high autonomy and minimal guidance.A desire to learn and grow on the job.Building with quality and rigor in mind, and a constant focus on the impact our code has on our customers’ financial well-being.Must be physically located and eligible to work in TurkiyeStrong English written and verbal communication skills.Comfort navigating a domain that is frequently ambiguous, and asking for help and clarification when needed.Willingness to timeshift for some overlap with US-based teammates.Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. Should you determine a reasonable accommodation is needed at any point during your candidate journey, please reach out to your recruiting partner. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. At the end of the day, you’ll close your laptop knowing your work is making a difference for millions of employees, and hundreds of thousands of business owners. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto.
CX Benefits Operations, Fulfillment Lead
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Oct 17, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. SalesForce, APIs, G-Suite) to enable team successOur cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $125,000.00/yr to $155,000.00/yr in Denver, and most major metros. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Should you determine a reasonable accommodation is needed at any point during your candidate journey, please reach out to your recruiting partner. We collaborate, help each other, and work cross-functional in a positive environment.Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:Coach and develop a team of frontline Operations leaders focused on queue/inventory management and team performance.Create clarity on team roles, expectations, and objectives focused on consistent, accurate, and exceptional customer outcomes and experience.Connect your team to larger company objectives to create engagement and purpose in work.Translate and share the priorities of Gusto with our teams and focus on success with a holistic approach.Drive OKR initiatives cross functionally aligning with multiple teams to ensure we meet expected operational outcomes.Investigate, analyze, and synthesize data to recommend and lead process improvement initiatives.Ability to deliver results and drive standardization across a large team.Leader of change management in planning and facilitating team-wide improvement to the customer and Gustie experience.Able to drive standardization in order to increase department output, quality, and efficiency to meet customer needs.Ability to manage, improve, and control staffing levels for growth across a large operations team.Deliver recommendations to senior leadership to ensure end to end awareness among cross-functional teams; collaborate with internal and external partners to identify opportunities.Execute on the strategic direction for Gusto’s benefit customers including implementing systems to ensure operational excellence and in turn exceptional customer outcomes.Foster a culture of engagement to bring out customer driven results where Gusties feel empowered to put customers first, and develop their careers within the organization.Here’s what we're looking for:5+ years minimum of people management experience, leading teamsMinimum 2+ years experience leading managers preferredMinimum 3+ years experience leading organizational change Experience leading in CX, Operations, inventory management, Health Care Industry, Customer Service, Customer Success.Adaptable leader who is passionate about team development and coaching and leads with compassion and empathyAn advocate for customer experience, change, and delivering resultsThrives in a faced-paced environment with constant change; is able to make measured, objective, data-driven decisions on a daily basisAbility to work collaboratively across all levels and with all teams at GustoExperience using technology/automation solutions (i.e. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are looking to invite a high-energy, results-oriented, inspirational Operations leader with the ability to work well and influence cross-functionally to scale our Fulfillment Operations team!There are thousands of critical operational tasks that are completed for our customers accurately and on time, every time, in a proactive and scalable manner. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto.
Senior Product Manager, Recommendation Systems
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Sep 27, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Your favorite questions are “why” and “why not”Systems thinking. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, experience and expertise, and may vary from the level and amounts listed above.Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. You love the problems Gusto’s solving for business owners and their employees, and you’re excited to continuously solve them better and betterAt Gusto, we strive to provide rewards that empower employees to achieve their financial and personal goals. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. You optimize for learning, and love peeling back the layers. You get more excited when you’re wrong than when you’re right. You’re a great listener, and naturally bring the team and stakeholders along, yet you don’t hesitate to make hard decisions when needed.
Biztech Salesforce Developer
Company: Gusto
Location: Remote
Posted Oct 21, 2023
Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. It offers full-service payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. The company is committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace and is looking for a dynamic Salesforce Developer to join its Business Technology team.
Senior Offline Marketing Manager
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Oct 21, 2023
Gusto is a modern online platform for small businesses, offering services such as payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, HR support, and team management tools. They serve over 300,000 businesses nationwide and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. The company is seeking a Senior Media Manager with 6+ years of experience in offline and digital media, strong understanding of paid media, and experience leading media agencies. The role involves strategizing, executing, and optimizing brand media campaigns, managing budgets, and driving continuous improvements. The cash compensation for this role is targeted at $115,000-132,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $125,000-163,000/yr for San Francisco & New York.
Software Engineer, Security
Company: Gusto
Location: Remote
Posted Sep 26, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We help developers ship secure code by building security tools and services, providing security training and expertise, and advocating for best practices in authentication, authorization, and safe data handling across the company.Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:Bolster security in core systems such as authentication, authorization, sensitive data storage, API design, and more.Build software to keep our customers and company safe and secure.Work on impactful engineering problems across Gusto.Maintain high uptime for core services.Provide leadership in promoting security and software engineering excellence.Here’s what we're looking for:3+ years of experience building softwareMust be located in one of the following areas in Mexico: Estado de Mexico, Mexico City, Aguascalientes, Sonora, Morelos, JaliscoExperience building high-availability distributed systems and services.Experience with managing AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3, VPCs)Experience with and understanding of authorization strategies such as role-based authorization and attribute-based authorization.Experience with Kotlin or Java with a desire to learn server-side Kotlin.Experience with any of these technologies is a plus: Open Policy Agent, GraphQL, gRPC, Google Tink, Kubernetes, Terraform, Traefik, Vert.x.Experience with applied cryptography - envelope encryption, AEAD, ECDSA is a plusPrevious experience in a security-related role is a plus.We mainly use Ruby, Kotlin, and JavaScript/Typescript.Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. Should you determine a reasonable accommodation is needed at any point during your candidate journey, please reach out to your recruiting partner. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. Our team has the unique opportunity to prioritize bold engineering projects across the company to better protect our customers.The Product Security team helps Gusto move faster, securely. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually.
Salesforce Development Manager/Go To Market Applications
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Oct 14, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Should you determine a reasonable accommodation is needed at any point during your candidate journey, please reach out to your recruiting partner. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. Here's what you'll do:Partner with business analysts to understand requirements and provide scalable solutions in alignment with business technology strategy and architecture.Manage a team of Salesforce developers and ensure successful delivery of projects across multiple pods on time and within budget.Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development teamCollaborate and work with stakeholders across Business, IT, BI and Engineering to drive cross functional projects.Design and maintain end-to-end integrations between our Product and Go-To-Market applications.Provide best practice recommendations for Salesforce and GTM projects.Keep up to date on industry trends and recommend solutions beyond Salesforce to meet business needs.Develop and build solutions on force.com platform using OOB features, Flows, Apex, LWC, Web Services and API's.Improve quality and completeness of technical documentation.Be a key stakeholder for the change management and development process.Here's what we're looking for:Deep knowledge and experience of Sales processes and Salesforce's suite of products across all SDLC phases.Strong proficiency with Force.com Platform skills like Apex, Lightning (LWC, Aura), Visualforce, SOQL, Unit Testing etc.Thorough understanding of SaaS data models, design considerations and connected web services.Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Marketo, Eloqua or similar marketing solutions.Good understanding of Salesforce DX, source-driven development using Git/Github or similar version control system, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery as part of DevOps process.8+ years of experience leveraging Salesforce platform features and building custom solutions on Salesforce and other Go-To-Market applications4+ years of mentoring and training junior developers and administrators.3+ years of experience integrating business applications using platforms like Mulesoft, Snaplogic, Workato etc and APIs.2+ years of experience in team management and project deliverySalesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer (I and II) and Salesforce Domain Architect certifications preferred.BA/BS degree in Computer Science/Math or equivalent practical experience.Passionate about helping small business owners and converting pain points into solutions.Learn more about the team:Our Engineering Culture and ValuesHow We Built a Service-Driven TeamOur Diversity Goals and EffortsOur cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $170,000-194,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $206,000-$235,000 for San Francisco & New York. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
Junior Channel Sales Account Manager
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Oct 20, 2023
Gusto is hiring a Junior Channel Sales Account Manager to assist Channel Partners and their Clients in selecting Gusto as their preferred platform. The role involves managing a high volume of emails and calls, educating Partners about Gusto Pro, and providing advisory sales guidance. The ideal candidate should have 2+ years of experience in sales or customer success, preferably with renewals and retention. Previous Salesforce experience is beneficial. This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days in office per week, with the cash compensation amount targeted between $25.96/hr and $30/hr in Denver and Detroit. Gusto is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
Principal Software Engineer, Communications
Company: Gusto
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Oct 14, 2023
We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Should you determine a reasonable accommodation is needed at any point during your candidate journey, please reach out to your recruiting partner. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As a Principal Engineer you’ll be helping to lead, shape, and execute on our strategy to support scalable communications to our customers across all of Gusto’s communication channels. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. We work to standardize and integrate how our product teams communicate with our customers, helping internal teams build faster and customers understand the most important notifications they need to be aware of.Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:Lead and help design the overall strategy for product communications at GustoOwn what you build end to end as you architect, implement, review, test, and iterate Gusto’s Comms Platform.Design highly scalable systems that drive the business growth for the next decade.Tackle a wide variety of technical problems throughout the stack and contribute daily to all parts of our product code base.Partner with product, design, data, growth, marketing, and operations to push the boundaries of what our Comms Platform can support.Work alongside peer engineers to create impact and outcomes for our customersHere’s what we're looking for:15+ years of relevant hands-on programming experienceTechnical leader, leading 6-10 engineers on 6+ months long projectsExperience with building comms platforms for email, text, in-app. Experience with integrating different comms channels while designing a holistic approach to how teams and customers communicate.Learn more about the team:Our Engineering Culture and ValuesHow We Built a Service-Driven TeamOur Diversity Goals and EffortsOur cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $250,000-$290,000 in the San Francisco Bay area. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually.