Staff Software Engineer, HR Experience

New York, NY - Hybrid💼 Full-time💰 $197,000–$197,000🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and maintain full-stack features for the HRX Engineering product surface, ensuring reliability and performance for Gusto's HR platform.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

Builds

Full-stack features for the HR Experience product

Domain

HR Tech / Fintech

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full-stack development, modern backend frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python/Django), modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript), relational database design, end-to-end project ownership, software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, testing, CI/CD), cross-functional partnership

Preferred skills

HR tech/payroll/fintech domain experience, REST/GraphQL API design, accessibility (a11y) best practices

Technologies

Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python/Django, React, TypeScript

Responsibilities

Design and implement full-stack features, write clean and tested code, participate in code reviews and sprint planning, monitor feature reliability and performance, lead incident response, provide technical mentorship to less-tenured engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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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.