225K–265K USD / year
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Benefits
FullstackHybrid — New York, NY
Published on 2026-09-18
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About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Benefits Advisory team at Gusto, you'll focus on enhancing their benefits platform. This role involves full-stack development and designing scalable services, with an emphasis on AI-driven features to improve the customer experience.
About the company
Gusto is a digital platform that provides payroll, benefits, and human resource management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. The company focuses on simplifying HR processes and ensuring compliance, while also offering tools for employee engagement and retirement planning.
The team
Benefits Advisory team
Stack
ReactTypeScriptAPI developmentAI tools
What you'll do
- Architect and evolve customer-facing web platforms
- Build innovative AI interfaces
- Design and maintain shared services
- Implement and optimize key workflows
- Write high-quality, well-tested code
- Support and mentor fellow engineers
- Partner with cross-functional teams
- Influence technical roadmap
What we're looking for
- 8+ years experience in full-stack web applications
- Expertise in frontend and backend development
- Experience building AI interfaces
- Experience with CI/CD and observability best practices
- Ability to collaborate with technical and business teams
- Balance of pragmatic execution and architectural thinking
- Experience enabling productivity in engineering organizations
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails
- Experience with recommendation systems
- Knowledge of AI architecture