Own full-stack features for the HR Experience product at Gusto, focusing on design, implementation, and monitoring.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 3 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design, build, and maintain features for the HRX Engineering product surface
- Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code across the stack
- Participate in code review, sprint planning, and retros
- Help monitor and improve the reliability, performance, and quality of shipped features
- Provide technical guidance and code-review mentorship to less-tenured engineers
Must have
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and ship features spanning frontend, backend, and data layer
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend language/framework
- Solid understanding of relational databases
- Strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals
Nice to have
- Experience in HR tech, payroll, or fintech domains
- Experience designing REST or GraphQL APIs
- Exposure to accessibility best practices
Practical constraints
- Participate in on-call rotation
- Work from the office 2-3 days per week
Role intensity
40% coding
AI in the day-to-day
AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto.
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer will independently manage the development of full-stack features for Gusto's HR Experience product, overseeing everything from design to production monitoring. Proficiency in modern backend and frontend frameworks, along with a solid understanding of relational databases, is essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over eight years of experience who are comfortable taking ownership of projects and collaborating across teams. Gusto emphasizes a culture of shared success and values diverse backgrounds among its employees.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Gusto's careers page October 17, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Gusto: New York, NY - Hybrid.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Fullstack roles (median ~$165,000).
- Starts above 33% of 36 comparable staff fullstack roles in United States that list React we track (median $200,000 across 15 companies). See React salary trends
- React appears in 66.7% of 78 comparable staff fullstack roles in United States; Python/Django appears in 1.3% of 78 comparable staff fullstack roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer, HR Experience role remote?
- It's hybrid — Gusto expects some on-site time in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Gusto lists $197,000–$247,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, HR Experience role.
- Where is the role based?
- Gusto is hiring for this position in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Node.js, Python/Django, React, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Gusto targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, HR Experience role at Gusto.
From the original posting
About Gusto
About the role
Owns full-stack features independently — from technical design through implementation, testing, and
production monitoring — with light oversight.
What you'll do
• Design, build, and maintain features for the HRX Engineering (HR Experience) product surface
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code across the stack
• Participate in code review, sprint planning, and retros
• Partner with product and design to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Help monitor and improve the reliability, performance, and quality of shipped features
• Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response for owned systems
• Provide technical guidance and code-review mentorship to less-tenured engineers
What we're looking for
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including full-stack work
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, and ship features spanning frontend, backend, and data layer with
minimal oversight
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend language/framework (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Node.js,
Python/Django) and one modern frontend framework (e.g., React, TypeScript)
• Solid understanding of relational databases — schema design, migrations, and query performance
• Comfortable owning a project end-to-end: scoping, technical design, implementation, testing,
deployment, and monitoring
• Strong grounding in software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, automated testing,
CI/CD
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers
• Clear written and verbal communication, including technical design docs
Nice to have
• Experience in HR tech, payroll, or fintech domains
• Experience designing REST or GraphQL APIs
• Exposure to accessibility (a11y) best practices
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $197,000–$247,000 for New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
At Gusto, we don't use titles the traditional way, as a signal of rank or hierarchy. Instead, our titles describe two things at once — your craft (what you do, e.g. Engineering, Design) and your scope of ownership (what you're accountable for) — which is why you'll see something like "Head of X" instead of a rank word like "Director" that tells you neither. Because of this, the title on this posting may look different from what you'd expect based on the scope and seniority of the role, and from how similar roles are typically titled elsewhere. If you have questions about how this role compares to your current title or level, your recruiter can help translate.
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