Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven, Scalable Platform

The Wrap; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Tax Credits app to transform complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. You will work across product, data, and platform teams to craft scalable solutions and rapidly iterate.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead multi-quarter programs, and leverage AI tools to accelerate development while delivering measurable customer impact. This role blends engineering excellence with customer empathy in a high-visibility domain.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience building scalable solutions that reduce customer pain.
• Experience leveraging AI tools or systems to accelerate development and testing.
• Curiosity and experimentation with emerging AI frameworks.
• Experience owning multi-quarter projects with measurable customer impact.
• Ability to mentor engineers to maximize performance and impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test Gusto core products.
• Mentor engineers to solve complex problems at scale.
• Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React apps.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, Design, and Platform teams to address pain points, prototype, iterate, and launch daily.
• Build products that customers genuinely love.

Skills

8+ years experience

AI tools experience

Mentor engineers

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Javascript/React

Job description

Gusto is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Tax Credits app to transform complex problems into simple, delightful experiences. You will work across product, data, and platform teams to craft scalable solutions and rapidly iterate.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead multi-quarter programs, and leverage AI tools to accelerate development while delivering measurable customer impact. This role blends engineering excellence with customer empathy in a high-visibility domain.