Senior Staff Engineer - Tax Platform Engineering
Gusto, Inc. · Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Chicago, IL
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Gusto, Inc.'s roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 49% of Gusto, Inc.'s roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Gusto, Inc.
- high 96 stale, 9 reposted of 97 open
- Hiring momentum
- 146 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Gusto, Inc.'s own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Gusto, Inc..
About this role
As a Senior Staff Engineer on the Tax Platform Engineering team at Gusto, you will design, build, and test systems that support tax compliance for millions. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex problems, improving system reliability, and mentoring other engineers. You will also drive the technical strategy for your domain, focusing on scalability and the integration of AI tools into the development workflow.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Gusto, Inc. as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering
- Experience in designing and developing robust, distributed systems using multiple programming languages
- Experience influencing and guiding the work of multiple teams on scaling, refactoring, and optimizing legacy products
- Experience architecting, building, and testing large-scale production level code
- Ability to communicate technical complexity and facilitate informed tradeoffs
- Enthusiasm for a highly collaborative, test-driven environment
Nice to have
- Experience in Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance
- Familiarity with current AI tools (LLMs, Agents) and their shortcomings/benefits
- Experience with Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React
What you get
- Competitive base pay
- Benefits
- Equity (RSUs)
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed for non-San Francisco locations
- Expectations for hybrid work vary by location
- Role involves significant collaboration across multiple teams
- Focus on AI integration may require ongoing learning and adaptation
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