Senior Staff Engineer — AI-Driven Tax Platform

Gusto; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gusto is seeking seasoned software engineers to join teams working on core platform capabilities and the Tax platform. You will influence feature specs, improve existing systems, and maintain code powering critical experiences.

You will build scalable solutions with Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React, collaborating with Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, Compliance, and Operations to deliver reliable tax-related features for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building scalable tax-related platform components.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, Compliance, and Operations.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the platform that supports tax compliance for millions of users.
• Scale a large Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React application.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Improve developer productivity with robust services, tools, and APIs.
• Build guardrails for AI-enabled tax concepts to ensure compliance and reliability.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Ruby on Rails

TypeScript/React

Job description

Gusto is seeking seasoned software engineers to join teams working on core platform capabilities and the Tax platform. You will influence feature specs, improve existing systems, and maintain code powering critical experiences.

You will build scalable solutions with Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React, collaborating with Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, Compliance, and Operations to deliver reliable tax-related features for millions of users.