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Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Pro Integrations

Gusto · Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid

Employment

Full-time

Workplace

Hybrid

About the role

Gusto is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join the Gusto Pro Integrations team, building and owning third-party integrations for accounting firms. This hybrid role is available in Denver, CO, New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, offering a chance to shape integration architecture across traditional APIs and emerging AI agent protocols like MCP.

Key requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experience owning multi-quarter projects end-to-end including scoping, planning, execution, stakeholder management, and launch
  • Strong platform or application engineering background covering services, APIs, third-party integrations, data flows, and observability
  • Comfort operating in an ambiguous, early-stage domain without a fully written roadmap
  • Ruby on Rails experience strongly preferred, along with familiarity in OAuth and third-party API integrations
  • An AI-native mindset with AI tools naturally embedded in daily engineering workflows
  • Excellent communication skills to explain technical tradeoffs to both engineers and cross-functional partners

Who should apply

An experienced platform engineer with a strong background in Ruby on Rails and third-party integrations who thrives in ambiguous, early-stage domains and embraces AI-native workflows.

Key skills

Ruby on RailsSidekiqAPIsOAuthThird-Party IntegrationsAI Agent Protocols (MCP)ObservabilityPlatform Engineering

Application guidance

Candidates apply on the employer's official site.