Staff Software Engineer - High-Volume Billing & Invoicing

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Stock Equity

401(k)

Competitive Base Pay

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design, build, and maintain its billing platform, including usage jobs, subscriptions, invoices, and payments. You will shape system architecture and lead complex projects while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product, data, and design teams to deliver scalable commerce capabilities.

The role emphasizes ownership of performance and reliability in a high-throughput environment, with hands-on work in Ruby on Rails and related

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience building large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems
• Commerce or billing domain experience
• Ownership of performance and reliability
• Mentoring ability
• Experience with or interest in Ruby on Rails; AI tool experience expected

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain Gusto's billing platform including usage jobs, subscriptions, orders, invoice generation, payments, reporting, and accounting integrations.
• Shape system architecture and lead complex projects.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with product, data, and design teams to deliver scalable commerce capabilities.

Skills

Backend Software Engineering

Distributed Systems

High-Throughput Systems

Ruby on Rails

JavaScript

React

Billing Platforms

Invoicing

Payment Processing

Revenue Recognition

Accounting Integrations

System Architecture

Performance Optimization

Reliability Engineering

Technical Mentorship

AI Tools

Job description

Gusto is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design, build, and maintain its billing platform, including usage jobs, subscriptions, invoices, and payments. You will shape system architecture and lead complex projects while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product, data, and design teams to deliver scalable commerce capabilities.

The role emphasizes ownership of performance and reliability in a high-throughput environment, with hands-on work in Ruby on Rails and related