Senior Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Payroll , Developer Experience

Gusto, Inc.(22 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$200,000 - $270,000Engineering

About this role

Gusto is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for its Embedded Payroll team to serve as a technical leader shaping how internal teams and external partners build on Gusto’s payroll platform. The role focuses on evolving the platform’s APIs, tooling, and developer experience to enable third-party software providers to embed payroll into their products. It blends strategic technical direction with hands-on engineering in a large-scale, partner-facing platform.

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Required Skills

Backend Engineering
API Design
Platform Engineering
Developer Experience
Developer Tools
Documentation
System Architecture
Observability
Reliability
Framework Development

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About Gusto, Inc.

gusto.com

Gusto is a cloud-based people platform that helps small and midsize businesses run payroll, manage benefits, and handle HR and compliance. Its product suite includes automated payroll and tax filing, contractor payments, employee onboarding and time tracking, plus benefits administration (health insurance, 401(k), etc.) and self-service tools for employees. Companies choose Gusto for its integrated, user-friendly experience, compliance automation, and broad integrations with accounting and productivity tools. Founded as ZenPayroll and later rebranded to Gusto, the company focuses on simplifying people operations for growing businesses.