Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Gusto · Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
About the role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Cloud Infrastructure team at Gusto, you will build automation, evolve foundational systems, and set architecture and Infrastructure-as-Code patterns. You will migrate production applications into a modern AWS multi-account architecture, strengthen disaster recovery, and improve infrastructure tooling speed and reliability. The role involves hands-on AWS work, collaborating with internal teams, and participating in an on-call rotation.
Key requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering
- Deep, production-level AWS expertise across compute, networking, identity, and security primitives
- Demonstrated mastery of Infrastructure as Code including module design, state management, and scalable patterns for large teams
- Experience with multi-account AWS governance such as AWS Organizations, OU design, SCPs/RCPs, and federated identity
- Hands-on experience with a managed IaC orchestration platform like Spacelift or Terraform Cloud
- Experience operating production infrastructure for a customer-facing SaaS platform, including observability and incident response
- Track record of driving multi-quarter infrastructure initiatives to completion with minimal direction
Who should apply
An experienced platform, DevOps, or site reliability engineer with extensive AWS and Infrastructure as Code expertise who enjoys solving problems to help other engineers work effectively.
Key skills
Application guidance
Candidates apply on the employer's official site.