Staff Software Engineer, Tax Accounts — Scale Tax Automation

The Wrap; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Gusto is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Tax Accounts team to simplify tax data handling across agencies and jurisdictions. You will influence design across frontend, backend, and automation while ensuring accuracy and scalability in a mission-critical domain.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with product and operations teams, and push for reliable, scalable systems with AI-assisted development practices. This role offers equity (RSUs) and a strong Total Rewards package.

Qualifications

• Significant software development experience (8+ years) with staff-level leadership.
• Experience owning multi-quarter projects in a complex domain (compliance/tax).
• Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test systems for employer/employee tax accounts including registrations, authorizations, and tax setups.
• Build automation to interact with tax agencies and maintain data accuracy.
• Model complex compliance rules into scalable, reliable APIs and data models.
• Partner with Product, Design, Tax Operations, and PEO teams to deliver solutions and iterate.

Skills

Staff-level leadership

Software development experience

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling experience

Reliability and performance ownership

Effective communication

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Gusto is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Tax Accounts team to simplify tax data handling across agencies and jurisdictions. You will influence design across frontend, backend, and automation while ensuring accuracy and scalability in a mission-critical domain.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with product and operations teams, and push for reliable, scalable systems with AI-assisted development practices. This role offers equity (RSUs) and a strong Total Rewards package.