Staff Software Engineer, Business Insurance

New York, NY - Hybrid💼 Full-time💰 $163,000–$163,000🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building the next generation of business insurance purchase experience with AI-powered features for small business owners.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Business Insurance & AI)

Builds

End-to-end business insurance products (Workers' Compensation, General Liability, PEO) and AI-powered discovery/purchase experiences.

Domain

Fintech / Insurance / Small Business

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Software development, customer-facing product scaling, end-to-end project delivery, platform engineering, API design, observability, AI tool integration, team mentorship

Preferred skills

Production AI solution deployment, Ruby on Rails, Python

Technologies

Ruby on Rails, Python

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable core Business Insurance products; Implement innovative AI-powered experiences; Iterate on features based on metrics; Partner with product/design to shape end-to-end experiences; Mentor and develop engineers on the team.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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About gusto

At Gusto, we're 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.