# Staff Software Engineer, PEO Growth 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: San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $163K to $204K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gusto/jobs/8193631
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gusto-staff-software-engineer-peo-growth/

## About the role

Gusto is building a PEO (Professional Employer Organization): a product where Gusto becomes a co-employer for small businesses, taking on payroll, benefits, workers' compensation, and HR compliance so owners don't have to assemble it themselves. It's one of the biggest strategic bets in the company. As a Staff Engineer on PEO Growth, you'll own the path from how a business discovers PEO all the way to getting the business fully set up.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful time owning customer-facing product surfaces in a large production codebase
- Demonstrated AI fluency : you already use AI tooling in your day-to-day engineering work, can speak concretely about where it helps and where it doesn't, and you keep up as the tooling changes
- A strong collaborator and influencer across team boundaries, with a track record of leveling up the engineers around you
- [Bonus] Experience in growth — funnels, conversion, plan and product configuration, or the systems that turn a purchase decision into a provisioned customer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gusto-staff-software-engineer-peo-growth/