Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

Join Gusto as a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team. Gusto builds payroll, health insurance, 401(k), and HR solutions for small businesses, with teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York.

At Gusto, we grow the small business economy. We handle payroll, health insurance, 401(k) s, and HR, allowing owners to focus on their craft and customers. We support over 400,000 small businesses across the U.S. and build a workplace that celebrates our diverse customers. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will:

• Architect, build, and refine infrastructure and tools for other teams to work with data.
• Efficiently handle large volumes of clickstream, database, and third‑party application data, processing in batch and real time.
• Take ownership of solutions from requirements through deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with teammates and share knowledge in a team‑oriented culture.

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building cloud solutions; AWS preferred (Redshift, MSK, EMR).
• Experience with OLAP databases such as Click House.
• Experience building data pipelines at scale;
  Airflow and Python preferred.
• Experience with streaming systems such as Kafka, Kinesis, or similar.
• Ability to translate vague requirements into clear deliverables with minimal guidance.
• Experience maintaining a modern data stack in production.

Targeted annual salary ranges are $163,000–$204,000 in Denver, $178,000–$223,000 in Los Angeles, and $197,000–$247,000 in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Final offers depend on factors such as experience and skill set.

Physical offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City; employees may be expected to work from the office 2‑3 days per week (or more depending on role). Hybrid work requires a secure, reliable internet connection. Gusto is committed to an inclusive workforce and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.

New employees may be contacted for medical or religious accommodations as needed.

Gusto is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any legally protected class. Gusto considers applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law.

Personal information collected during the application will be processed per Gusto’s Applicant Privacy Notice.