Staff Software Engineer Payroll Tax

Shape payroll tax infrastructure at Gusto through system design, platform scaling, and cross-functional technical leadership. The role supports designated office days in Denver, San Francisco, or New York.

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will influence feature specifications, guide complex initiatives, and move existing systems toward scalable end states. Gusto’s Tax team manages payroll tax setup, calculations, payments, filings, and year-end communications. Your work will strengthen reliable systems serving more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive technical strategy and roadmap aligned with team OKRs
• Identify long-term investments in foundational systems and architecture
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, and Compliance
• Improve incident response processes, tooling, and culture
• Develop services, tools, and APIs that improve team productivity

Requirements:

• At least 10+ years of professional engineering experience
• Experience guiding multiple teams through scaling and refactoring
• Ability to clarify complex problems and facilitate tradeoffs
• Experience in regulated or high-risk product domains
• Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance experience preferred

Apply your technical leadership and payroll tax expertise to dependable, scalable systems at Gusto.