# Staff Software Engineer, Unified Services Platform 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: Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $163K to $204K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gusto/jobs/8144140
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gusto-staff-software-engineer-unified-services-platform/

## About the role

Please note that a two day travel to a Gusto office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000–$204,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $197,000–$247,000 for San Francisco & New York. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

## What they're looking for

- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years developing on the Salesforce platform in Apex
- Salesforce Platform Developer I and/or Application Architect certification(s)
- Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, with experience using the sf CLI and Salesforce change/release management best practices
- Fluent, daily use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code or equivalent) across the development lifecycle — writing, reviewing, debugging, and documenting code — with strong judgment on when and how to apply them
- Comfortable writing well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code, including in codebases outside of Salesforce (Ruby on Rails experience a plus)
- Proven track record building, testing, and debugging reliable production systems at scale

Tags: Engineering