Gusto
Staff Software Engineer, Tax Experiences
$163K–$247K
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
About the job
Build and improve full-stack tax experiences and systems that help Gusto customers manage tax information, payments, and filings.
What you'll do
- Execute technical strategy and contribute to the Tax Engineering roadmap; design, build, and test tax-information experiences.
- Partner across functions to deliver tax products and support scalable systems and architecture.
- Mentor engineers and apply AI tools to improve engineering workflows and identify ways to simplify tax experiences.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Expertise in React and TypeScript, plus experience with Ruby on Rails, SQL, or other backend languages.
- Experience working in large, complex codebases and building, testing, and improving production code at scale.
- Experience applying AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and build testing; familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience in Payroll, Taxes, or Compliance.
Pay
$163,000–$204,000 USD base salary (Denver & most remote locations); $197,000–$247,000 USD base salary (San Francisco & New York)
Tools
React, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, SQL
AI focus
Use AI tools in engineering workflows and apply an AI-native lens to product decisions, including reducing customer effort, simplifying tax workflows, and surfacing proactive guidance.
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