163K–204K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Pro Integrations
BackendHybrid — Denver, CO; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA
Published on 2026-10-09
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About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll build and manage integrations between Gusto and accounting firms' tools. This role involves hands-on work with Ruby on Rails and participating in defining the technical roadmap for integrations.
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
Gusto Pro Integrations team
Stack
Ruby on RailsSidekiqOAuth
What you'll do
- Own and extend existing third-party integrations
- Design and build reliable backend services
- Evaluate and help build new integration patterns
- Define the technical approach and roadmap
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science
- Participate in code review
- Mentor other engineers
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience owning multi-quarter projects end-to-end
- Strong platform/application engineering background
- Comfortable in ambiguous, early-stage domains
- Ruby on Rails experience strongly preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- AI-native mindset
Nice to have
- Experience with OAuth and third-party API integrations
- Familiarity with AI agent protocols