Principal Software Engineer, Gusto Money

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams, offering payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, HR, and team management tools.
$215,000 - $270,000
Backend
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
15+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Principal Software Engineer, Gusto Money

Gusto Money is a new team focused on delivering a suite of employer-based financial services (e.g. invoicing, bill pay, expense management, lending, etc.). We're in the early stages, building a brand new revenue stream and front door for Gusto, which will be key to unlocking Gusto's next phase of growth. This is a high visibility initiative with potential to drive significant revenue and company-wide impact.

As a Principal Software Engineer on this team, you will:

  • Build the software platform powering new employer-based financial services
  • Work with engineering leadership to build out the team and set engineering culture and standards
  • Mentor and guide software engineers, fostering their growth and development
  • Take ownership of projects, ensuring high standards of quality and performance
  • Collaborate on complex problems with cross-functional teams
  • Help drive the product development process from concept to launch

We're looking for candidates with:

  • 15+ years of professional software development experience
  • Comfort dealing with ambiguity and working in a 0-1 environment
  • Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience as a technical lead overseeing multiple engineers and teams
  • Strong mentoring skills and ability to uplevel engineering culture
  • Excellent communication skills to explain technical complexity
  • Willingness to collaborate across different functions
  • Aptitude for bringing clarity to complex problems

Experience in the Fintech industry is a plus but not required.

Gusto offers a competitive compensation package, including stock equity. We have offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City, with a hybrid work model (2-3 days in office per week). We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Last updated 6 months ago

Responsibilities For Principal Software Engineer, Gusto Money

  • Build software platform for employer-based financial services
  • Set engineering culture and standards
  • Mentor and guide software engineers
  • Take ownership of projects
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Drive product development from concept to launch

Requirements For Principal Software Engineer, Gusto Money

  • 15+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale and resilient distributed systems
  • Experience as a technical lead overseeing multiple engineers and teams
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work in ambiguous, 0-1 environments

Benefits For Principal Software Engineer, Gusto Money

Medical Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Stock equity

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