197K–247K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Benefit Renewals
FullstackHybrid — Denver, CO
Published on 2026-10-16
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About this role
Gusto is seeking a full-stack Staff Software Engineer for the Benefits Renewals team. The role involves building and improving workflows for benefit renewals, mentoring fellow engineers, and collaborating with multiple teams to enhance user experience. This position offers opportunities for significant impact in the small business economy.
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 Renewals team
Stack
Ruby on RailsJavaScriptReact
What you'll do
- Design, build, and test products related to benefits
- Improve user experience for benefit renewals
- Automate manual processes in health insurance
- Mentor other engineers
- Scale a large Ruby/Rails and JavaScript/React application
- Collaborate with Product Management, Data, Design, and Platform Engineering teams
- Prototype, iterate, and launch solutions
- Build products that customers love
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Experience leading multi-quarter projects
- Ability to drive cross-functional projects
- Experience with A/B testing
- Experience leveraging AI tools
- Ability to mentor engineers
- Strong communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience in Ruby on Rails
- Interest in a collaborative, test-driven environment
- Ability to build maintainable, well-documented code
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Equity (RSUs)
Hiring process
- Recruiter screen
- Technical interview
- Team interview