Staff Software Engineer, Core AI Platforms
gustoBrooklyn, NY
Staff Software Engineer, Core AI Platforms
L6
gustoBrooklyn, NYtoday
Overview:
In this Staff Software Engineer role, you will shape and scale Gusto’s core platform services that power payroll, HR, and compliance for small businesses. You’ll own architecture early on, deliver reliable backend services, and mentor engineers across a large Ruby/Rails and JavaScript/React codebase. You’ll collaborate with product, data, and design teams to translate customer pain points into rapid prototypes and daily launches. This role offers meaningful impact by enabling product teams and strengthening the platform at scale. Compensation / Benefits cash compensation stock equity hybrid/office environment remote-friendly locations
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and test core platform services (communications, reporting, dashboards, access, workflows, risk, payments, compliance). Mentor engineers to tackle complex, large-scale technical challenges. Scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and JavaScript/React applications. Collaborate with Product Engineering, Product Management, Data, and Design to identify pain points, prototype solutions, and ship iteratively.
Key requirements:
8+ years of software development experience. Passion for building scalable, efficient platforms. Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate development, improve testing, and deliver platform capabilities. Curiosity with emerging AI frameworks and best practices for safe, scalable AI use. Experience owning multi-quarter projects with measurable user impact at scale. Experience with large-scale refactors, performance, and reliability; strong ownership. Ability to mentor engineers to maximize performance and impact. Experience in or strong interest in Ruby on Rails. Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment; well-structured, maintainable code; clear cross-team communication. collaboration mentoring strong communication Ruby on Rails Javascript/React AI tools and frameworks
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Level
LeadL6
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Software Publishers
Posted
today
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