Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain the data infrastructure  part of the Data Platform team, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, Business Intelligence, and analysts across Gusto teams to help them achieve their goals. The role requires strong knowledge of data architectures and delivery.

• Architect, build, and refine infrastructure and tools that enable other teams to work with data.
• Efficiently handle vast amounts of clickstream, database, and third‑party application data, processing in batch and real‑time.
• Take full ownership of the solutions you build, working with stakeholders to develop requirements, implement solutions, monitor production, and troubleshoot problems.
• Collaborate with team members, sharing knowledge and working together.

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

Our cash compensation target for this role is $163,000–$204,000 per year in Denver, $178,000–$223,000 per year in Los Angeles, and $197,000–$247,000 per year in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary.

All full‑time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs).

Gusto is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.