CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Solo

San Francisco, CA - HybridFull-time$197k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Build the next chapter of Gusto Solo, an AI-native all-in-one platform for solopreneurs to run their entire business.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Owner/IC)

Builds

AI-native product features and full-stack capabilities for the Gusto Solo platform

Domain

Fintech / Payroll / Small Business / AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full-stack development, AI tool fluency, 0-1 project ownership, pragmatic architecture, cross-functional partnership

Preferred skills

SMB/self-employed domain experience, regulated/compliance domain experience, AI-powered product experience, startup autonomy

Technologies

Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, GraphQL

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of net-new product areas, integrate AI into product workflows, partner with Product/Design/GTM to solve customer problems, make architecture decisions for greenfield problems, build and maintain scalable full-stack features, define engineering practices for early-stage teams

Seniority

Staff, high autonomy owner