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Gusto·New York City Metropolitan Area, United States·onsite

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platforms

Posted 15 days ago
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Ruby on RailsReactJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead design, build, and testing of core platform services including communications, reporting, and compliance.
  • Mentor engineers to solve complex technical problems in large-scale, high-impact domains.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Design teams to prototype and launch solutions.
  • Own platform performance, scalability, and reliability for one of the largest Ruby/Rails and JavaScript/React applications.
  • Drive architecture decisions and set engineering standards across teams.

What you should know

  • Role requires onsite work in New York City with 2-3 days per week in office expected.
  • Opportunity to work on large-scale, impactful platforms that power millions of users.
  • Candidates should be comfortable with long-term project ownership and mentoring engineers.
  • Experience or strong interest in Ruby on Rails and test-driven development is valued.
  • Applicants should be prepared for a collaborative, cross-functional environment with a focus on quality and communication.

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 nationwide with offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York.
  • Values diversity and inclusion, hiring from a wide variety of backgrounds to strengthen the company.
  • Encourages active engagement with AI tools as a fundamental part of work and innovation.
  • Offers competitive pay, benefits, and equity with a strong emphasis on employee success and growth.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsJavaScriptReactTDDAI tools

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