# Senior Staff Software Engineer, Benefits at Gusto

- Company: Gusto
- What the company does: Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.gusto.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY - Hybrid
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gusto/jobs/8204399
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gusto-senior-staff-software-engineer-benefits/

## About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Benefits Advisory team, you will be directly accountable for key architectural improvements to Gusto's benefits platform. This is a full-stack role where you will design and build platform capabilities that enable customers to explore, apply for, and maintain their benefits within your product area.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of experience building scalable full-stack web applications with expertise in both frontend (React, TypeScript) and backend (API development, data modeling, database schema design)
- Extensive Experience building AI interfaces, iterating on prompts and maintaining high quality evals
- Deep experience in CI/CD and observability best practices
- Ability to act as a thought partner for both technical (Engineering, AI/Data) and business (Sales, Operations) teams
- A balance of pragmatic execution and long-term architectural thinking to build a scalable, intelligent platform
- Experience enabling productivity across large engineering organizations

Tags: Engineering