<div>  <hr /> About Gusto Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 400,000 businesses nationwide. Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our <a href="https://gusto.com/about/careers/total-rewards">Total Rewards philosophy</a>. </div>About the Role: Gusto moves hundreds of billions of dollars per year. The Senior Staff Engineer will be part of the Payments team and will be responsible for a.) building new payments and money movement capabilities across US and International, and b.) (re)architecting our payments platform to scale for the future. As a Gusto Software Engineer at this level, you’ll be guiding projects end-to-end by influencing initial feature specs, understanding how to take existing systems closer to desired end states, executing on projects, and maintaining code that powers core experiences. You’ll collaborate with a talented cross-functional team of Product, Accounting, and Data partners, focusing on building payments experiences that delight customers. If you’re interested in building elegant software with far-reaching effects in our modern economy, join us! About the Team: This role is part of the Payments team at Gusto that ensures that our 400,000+ small and medium businesses and millions of their employees are getting paid on time, every time. You will be developing our payments systems that are foundational to the payment solutions offered by Gusto. Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day: <ul> <li>Function as a Technical Lead, supporting and unblocking engineers while contributing to long-term technical direction</li> <li>Design and build money movement platforms, adding new payment methods and payment rails including international payments</li> <li>Collaborate on complex and ambiguous problems with partnerships from Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data Science, Compliance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams</li> <li>Improve the productivity and happiness of our teams with the services, tools, and APIs you build</li> <li>Help scale one of the largest Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React applications in the world; Write maintainable, well-documented, and test-driven code</li> <li>Engage in a highly supportive environment working with others to drive productivity and innovation</li> <li>Continuously stay up-to-date with advancements in AI and Machine Learning and Cryptocurrency, applying this knowledge to our projects</li> </ul> Here’s what were looking for: <ul> <li>12+ years of experience building large-scale software systems, with significant experience in payments or money movement</li> <li>Experience working across 3+ teams, influencing both product and team direction</li> <li>Deep knowledge of data structures, modeling, and system architecture for mission-critical platforms</li> <li>A track record of engineering excellence and thoughtful tradeoffs in complex system design</li> <li>Passion for creating clarity and simplicity in technically complex domains</li> <li>An aptitude in bringing clarity and simplicity to complex problems, communicating technical complexity and facilitating informed tradeoffs to major stakeholders</li> <li>Enthusiasm for mentoring and collaboration in a highly cross-functional environment</li> </ul> Please note that travel to Gusto’s Denver office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $191,000/yr to $225,000/yr in Denver &amp; most remote locations, and $225,000/yr to $265,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle &amp; New York. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.<div><hr /> Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gustos subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale. Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.  When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. <hr /> Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.  Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. 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