Staff Software Engineer, Pricing and Packaging Engineering
Core
Architecting and delivering large-scale backend platform systems for commerce, billing, subscription management, and pricing to support Gusto's 500,000+ small business customers.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Platform/Commerce)
Builds
Internal Commerce Platform solutions including product catalog, promotion engine, subscription, pricing experimentation, and entitlement services.
Domain
SaaS / Fintech / HR Tech / Commerce
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems, API design, service reliability (SLOs), large-scale backend architecture, cross-functional leadership, technical roadmap definition, complex project delivery, performance optimization, system refactoring.
Preferred skills
AI tool fluency, commerce/billing domain expertise, mentoring engineers.
Technologies
(Not explicitly listed)
Responsibilities
Lead technical design and architecture for Commerce Platform components; Partner with product and engineering teams to define technical roadmap; Drive end-to-end delivery of complex projects from scoping to rollout; Mentor engineers through design and code reviews; Collaborate with business teams to evolve self-serve product management systems.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and architectural influence
