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Gusto, Inc.

Staff Software Engineer, Pricing and Packaging Engineering

Gusto, Inc. · San Francisco, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $163,000–$204,000

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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
Yes
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 Staff Software Engineer on the Pricing & Packaging team at Gusto, you will lead the design and architecture of the internal Commerce Platform, focusing on systems that manage product catalog, promotions, and subscriptions. You will collaborate with product management and engineering teams to define the technical roadmap, drive project delivery, and mentor other engineers. Your work will have a direct impact on how Gusto's products are packaged and delivered to over 500,000 small businesses.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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

  • 8+ years of software development experience
  • Deep experience building and operating large-scale backend platform systems, ideally in commerce, billing, subscription management, pricing, and packaging domains
  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems and make measurable customer impact at scale
  • Strong command of distributed systems, API design, and service reliability practices
  • Ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and align stakeholders around a shared technical vision
  • Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact

What you get

  • Competitive base pay
  • Benefits
  • Equity (RSUs)

Worth weighing

  • Travel to Gusto's office for onboarding is required
  • Office presence is expected 2-3 days per week for local employees
  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond initial onboarding
  • Cash compensation varies by location and experience, with no fixed salary stated for the role

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Listed by Gusto, Inc. on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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