Senior Staff Software Engineer, Benefits

About Gusto

At Gusto, were on a mission to grow the small business economy We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers

With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy .

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Benefits Advisory team, you will be directly accountable for key architectural improvements to Gustos benefits platform. This is a full-stack role where you will design and build platform capabilities that enable customers to explore, apply for, and maintain their benefits within your product area.

Your work will focus on transforming our benefits opportunity, shopping and renewal flows , creating clear system boundaries that enable efficient reuse and increased scalability, allowing the ability to offer a wider variety of products more quickly

You will design services that continue to scale the organization, with an emphasis on enabling novel AI-driven interfaces to deliver a delightful benefits shopping experience.

You’ll operate at the intersection of marketing, sales, operations and engineering. If you are passionate about building highly scalable systems that can reason, predict, and personalize to unlock Gusto Benefits’ next phase of sustainable growth, we’d love to have you join our team.

About the Team

The Benefits Advisory team is building the next generation of infrastructure that powers benefits applications, making it easier than ever to give customers access to the absolute best benefits for their needs.

Our mission

is to build a robust system that informs our customers of the most relevant benefits options, making it easier than ever to confidently fulfill benefits that fit our customers current and future needs

We’re building a world-class technology platform designed to understand customer context in real-time, and continuously improve through data and feedback This means rapid experimentation, fast learning, and s