Senior Staff Engineer — Tax Platform & AI Scale

Gusto; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 278,000; Full time

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Job summary

Gusto is seeking seasoned engineers to join our teams working on core platform capabilities, scaling our Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React applications, and advancing the Tax platform. You will guide projects end-to-end by influencing feature specs, extending existing systems, and maintaining code powering core experiences.

We expect 10+ years of experience and strong distributed-systems skills, with a collaborative, AI‑savvy approach across Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the platform that supports tax compliance for millions of people
• Scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and TypeScript/React apps
• Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross‑functional teams
• Mentor engineers on effective AI usage and help develop an AI strategy for other engineers

Skills

Distributed systems design

Cross-team collaboration

AI tooling in development

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ruby on Rails

TypeScript

React

Job description

Gusto is seeking seasoned engineers to join our teams working on core platform capabilities, scaling our Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React applications, and advancing the Tax platform. You will guide projects end-to-end by influencing feature specs, extending existing systems, and maintaining code powering core experiences.

We expect 10+ years of experience and strong distributed-systems skills, with a collaborative, AI‑savvy approach across Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science,