What you'll do
- Lead architectural improvements on Gusto's benefits platform focusing on AI-native capabilities and scalability.
- Design and build full-stack solutions including customer-facing web platforms and shared backend services.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, and Operations to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers and establish best practices for AI-native design patterns and scalable platform development.
- Drive the technical roadmap aligned with Gusto's AI-native strategy to enhance benefits shopping and renewal flows.
What you should know
- Role offers opportunity to work on AI-driven personalization and scalable full-stack systems impacting small business benefits.
- Requires balancing pragmatic execution with long-term architectural vision in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
- Hybrid work model with 2-3 days onsite expected in Denver office, emphasizing in-person collaboration.
- Candidates should be comfortable with rapid experimentation, data-driven improvements, and mentoring peers.
- Competitive compensation with variation by location and a focus on career growth in AI-native platform development.
About the company
- Gusto is a mission-driven company focused on growing the small business economy by simplifying payroll, benefits, and HR.
- Supports over 400,000 small businesses across the U.S., emphasizing customer-centric and inclusive workplace culture.
- Operates in the HR technology industry with offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York.
- Values diversity, equity, and inclusion, hiring from varied backgrounds to strengthen the company.
- Committed to equal opportunity employment and providing accommodations to support candidate success.
Key required skills
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsAPI developmentData modelingCI/CDAI toolsRuby on Rails