Senior Staff Software Engineer, Benefits

Gusto·New York, NY - Hybridsenior

In short

→Ingeniero de software sénior que arquitecta y construye plataformas escalables para beneficios en Gusto.
→Día a día: diseño de servicios compartidos, flujos de compra de beneficios y interfaces con IA para mejorar la experiencia del cliente.
→Destacado: el rol está centrado en usar IA para personalizar y optimizar la experiencia de beneficios, con fuerte enfoque en escalabilidad y datos en tiempo rea

Proficiency in English is required for collaboration across global teams.

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What they ask for

✓Experiencia sólida en arquitectura de sistemas de alta escala.
✓Habilidades demostradas en desarrollo full-stack con enfoque en UI y servicios backend.
✓Experiencia previa en diseño de plataformas reutilizables y servicios compartidos.
✓Capacidad para liderar y mentorar a otros ingenieros.
✓Experiencia con integración de IA en productos de software.
✓Conocimiento en flujo de trabajo de beneficios, seguros o productos financieros.

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About Gusto At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve. All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy . AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process. About the Role As a Staff Software Engineer on the Benefits Advisory team, you will be directly accountable for key architectural improvements to Gusto's benefits platform. This is a full-stack role where you will design and build platform capabilities that enable customers to explore, apply for, and maintain their benefits within your product area. Your work will focus on transforming our benefits opportunity, shopping and renewal flows , creating clear system boundaries that enable efficient reuse and increased scalability, allowing the ability to offer a wider variety of products more quickly. You will design services that continue to scale the organization, with an emphasis on enabling novel AI-driven interfaces to deliver a delightful benefits shopping experience. You’ll operate at the intersection of marketing, sales, operations and engineering. If you are passionate about building highly scalable systems that can reason, predict, and personalize to unlock Gusto Benefits’ next phase of sustainable growth, we’d love to have you join our team. About the Team The Benefits Advisory team is building the next generation of infrastructure that powers benefits applications, making it easier than ever to give customers access to the absolute best benefits for their needs. Our mission is to build a robust system that informs our customers of the most relevant benefits options, making it easier than ever to confidently fulfill benefits that fit our customers current and future needs. We’re building a world-class technology platform designed to understand customer context in real-time, and continuously improve through data and feedback. This means rapid experimentation, fast learning, and strong cross-functional partnership. We prioritize quality, observability, and uptime because these intelligent systems are fundamental to Gusto's growth and brand. We partner closely with Marketing, Sales, and Operations to build and connect the AI-powered tools they use every day. Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day: • Architect and evolve our customer-facing web platforms with a focus on scale and performance Build innovative AI interfaces to best assist our customers • Design, build, and maintain shared services to enable rapid iteration on product offerings • Implement and optimize key workflows for a best-in-class customer experience. • Write high-quality, well-tested code across the stack, leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate development and improve reliability • Support, mentor, and up-level fellow enginee

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