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Gusto

Staff Software Engineer, PEO

Gusto

. Own the PEO Onboarding experience end to end, from discovery through setup .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $197,000 - $247,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering with a strong focus on customer-facing product development, integrating AI tools for enhanced onboarding experiences, and maintaining high engineering standards in a regulated environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
8+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceFull-Stack DevelopmentRuby On RailsReact/TypeScriptAI Tooling Fluency

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringFull-Stack DevelopmentServer-Side CodebaseComponent-Based FrontendOnboarding Experience DesignCode ReviewTesting StrategyObservabilityData InstrumentationExperimentation
Soft Skills
CollaborationInfluenceProblem-SolvingNegotiationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsCodebase Exploration Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science
Industry Keywords
Regulated DomainCustomer JourneyProduct SurfacesGrowth Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ReactRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the PEO Onboarding experience end to end, from discovery through setup
  • Set technical direction by turning ambiguous product bets into designs, sequencing, and durable abstractions
  • Build in a regulated domain where quality and accuracy are critical
  • Partner with app teams to integrate their domains into one coherent customer journey
  • Negotiate cross-team ownership boundaries
  • Use AI tools for coding, review, debugging, and codebase exploration
  • Build AI-assisted guidance into the onboarding experience
  • Instrument the funnel, define onboarding success, measure it, and use experiments to guide changes
  • Raise engineering standards through reviews, testing strategy, observability, and sound delivery judgment

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Meaningful experience owning customer-facing product surfaces in a large production codebase
  • Strong full-stack range
  • Comfortable in a mature server-side codebase and a modern component-based frontend
  • Ruby on Rails and React/TypeScript are desirable
  • Demonstrated AI fluency and day-to-day use of AI tooling
  • Ability to shape ambiguous business needs into buildable solutions and ship without a perfect specification
  • Strong collaboration and influence across team boundaries
  • Track record of leveling up engineers
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience in growth is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive base pay
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Equity (RSUs)
  • Secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection required when working outside a Gusto office
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans