Staff Software Engineer, Reporting Platform (Frontend)

Role Summary

• •Lead design and implementation of reports and visualizations across Gusto’s product suite using Ruby on Rails and React.
• •Migrate legacy reports from Rails/MySQL to a new platform built on Rails, Cube, and Clickhouse.
• •Participate in support rotations and manage a backlog of technical debt and SRE improvements to enhance platform reliability.
• •Mentor engineers and collaborate across teams to solve complex technical challenges at scale.
• •Rapidly prototype, iterate, and launch new features while fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.

About the Company

• •Gusto is dedicated to supporting small businesses by simplifying payroll, benefits, and HR solutions.
• •The company values diversity and inclusion, hiring from a wide variety of backgrounds to strengthen the team.
• •Gusto operates in the HR SaaS industry with over 400,000 small business customers nationwide.
• •They maintain a hybrid work model with offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, expecting onsite presence 2-3 days per week.
• •Gusto emphasizes employee well-being through Total Rewards philosophy and equal opportunity employment.

What You Should Know

• •This role requires 7+ years of experience and ownership of cross-team technical initiatives.
• •Candidates should be comfortable with ambiguous problems and able to clarify and break down projects effectively.
• •Strong communication skills are essential for collaborating with multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
• •The position offers opportunities to work on platform engineering and data at scale within a growing organization.
• •Applicants must be eager to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to evolving technical domains.

Key Required Skills