Staff Software Engineer, Growth

Gusto

Posted 2mo ago

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Design, build, and operate AI-powered Growth experiences for onboarding and lifecycle engagement
Own technical strategy and implementation for an AI Voice Agent
Build and scale AI-driven email systems using ACE
Partner with Product, Data, Design, Marketing, and Platform teams to identify Growth opportunities
Design reliable APIs, backend services, and frontend experiences
Establish engineering patterns for applied AI development including prompt design and evaluation
Make long-term architectural decisions for conversational systems and communication workflows
Mentor other engineers and raise the bar on technical execution and product quality

8+ years of software development experience
Experience building full-stack systems including frontend, backend, and production services
Experience in Growth-related product areas like onboarding, CRM, or lifecycle marketing
Strong applied AI fluency including prompt design and tool integration
Experience owning multi-quarter initiatives solving ambiguous engineering problems
Strong product and engineering judgment
Ability to mentor engineers and scale team impact

Experience in or interest working in Ruby on Rails
Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment
Ability to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code
Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders

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