Staff Software Engineer, Growth (Revenue Enablement)

Role Overview

We’re looking for a seasoned full-stack software engineer to join Gusto’s Growth team and lead the next generation of AI-powered customer acquisition, onboarding, and lifecycle engagement experiences.

What You Will Do

Design, build, and operate AI-powered Growth experiences across onboarding and lifecycle engagement, with a focus on conversational and communication-driven product surfaces.

Why It Might Be a Fit

If you’re drawn to work that combines technical craft with real-world impact — helping power the livelihoods of millions using Gusto products — join us!

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience building and shipping customer-facing product experiences at scale
• Experience building full-stack systems, including frontend applications, backend APIs, and production services with clear ownership after launch
• Experience in Growth-related product areas such as onboarding, communications, workflow automation, CRM, lifecycle marketing, or adjacent customer journey systems
• Strong applied AI fluency, including experience with prompt design, tool integration, conversational experiences, content generation systems, or evaluation-driven iteration
• Experience owning multi-quarter initiatives that solve ambiguous engineering problems and produce measurable business and customer impact
• Strong product and engineering judgment, with the ability to balance experimentation speed with quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and business stakeholders, especially in product areas where technical decisions directly affect customer experience and funnel performance
• A track record of mentoring engineers and helping teams scale their impact

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Benefits
• Equity (RSUs)
• Total Rewards philosophy