Gusto, Inc.
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Time
Job Summary
This role involves designing, building, and scaling high-performance APIs for time tracking and payroll integration. The position requires extensive experience in backend development, API design, and working with relational databases and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include leading project design, collaborating with product teams, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring reliable API functionality. It is suited for candidates with a strong technical background and experience in software engineering leadership.
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About Gusto
Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 400,000 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. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
About the Role:
Join Gusto's Time engineering team as a Senior Backend Engineer (L5) and play a key role in shaping the future of how businesses manage time. You'll be responsible for designing, building, and scaling high-performance APIs that power our time tracking and payroll integrations. You'll have the opportunity to lead projects, collaborate with talented engineers, and mentor others while contributing to a product that impacts millions of users. This is a chance to make a real difference in how businesses operate and help them streamline their most valuable resource: time.
About the Team:
The Time engineering team is a passionate and collaborative group dedicated to building intuitive and reliable time management solutions for Gusto's customers. We value innovation, ownership, and continuous learning. We're a tight-knit team that enjoys tackling complex challenges and celebrating our successes together. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to a product that makes a real difference, and grow your skills alongside some of the best engineers in the industry.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs for time tracking, scheduling, and payroll integration.
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to define API specifications and ensure seamless integration with other Gusto products.
- Lead the technical design and implementation of new features and enhancements to our time management platform.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical guidance and support.
- Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our engineering practices.
- Work with large-scale data stores and optimize for performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to time-tracking and API functionality.
Here’s what we're looking for:
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend development.
- 8+ years of experience building and maintaining backend systems.
- 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying RESTful APIs.
- Strong understanding of API design principles and best practices.
- Experience with relational databases and data modeling.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go).
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience with written communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Ruby on Rails is a plus.
- Prior experience in a technical leadership role is a plus.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $170,000-$202,000 in Denver, $185,000-$219,000 for Los Angeles and most remote locations, $199,000-$247,000 for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience, level, and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.
Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.
When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. 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. 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. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.
Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer.
Gusto, Inc.
A platform offering payroll, benefits, and HR management services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses.
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