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About Gusto
At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
About The Role
Gusto is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to lead the Time Tracking team. Customers love Gusto Time because of its “all-in-one” system for recording, approving, and syncing hours to payroll. The Time org consists of Time Tracking, Time Off, and Scheduling, and sits across web and mobile platforms.
As a key member of Time’s engineering leadership team, your role will encompass building a dynamic team and contributing to building a thriving business. You will also be responsible for working collaboratively with other cross-functional teams and leaders to build a product that helps Gusto scale.
If you are a customer-centric builder who thrives on making a substantial impact within a high-growth organization, we would be thrilled to hear from you!
About The Team
You’ll be a part of Time, a core part of the Pay Group and the team responsible for making sure our employees track their hours and therefore get paid correctly and compliantly. We believe that getting payroll right isn’t just a feature - it’s the foundation of trust with every business we serve. We don't just build software; we take on the immense complexity of payroll so our customers can focus on their passions. Our vision is to make the hard work of paying a team disappear, transforming it into a seamless, automated, and even magical experience.
Here’s What You’ll Do Day-to-day
Guide critical parts of the Time Tracking engineering team and charter, empowering a team of engineers in different archetypes
Interview and hire engineers
Conduct regular 1:1s with your team members to support their continued growth and learning
Collaborate with the extended team during daily “Team Times” where we plan, pair program, and laugh together
Collaborate with design and product management partners to build and drive Gusto’s Time Tracking product vision and strategy
Proactively consider our org design and partner with other PEs on finding the right separation of responsibilities for our teams
Provide technical leadership in defining the product and platform solutions
Model Gusto’s values in your immediate team, and as part of the broader Gusto community
Provide and receive mentorship and peer support
Here’s What We're Looking For
8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience with backend systems and native mobile development.
2–4 years of engineering management experience including coaching, mentoring, and sustaining high-performing teams
Comfort navigating a complex and ambiguous problem space, and asking for help and clarification when needed
Strong product sense, including the ability to tell a story about the “why”, simplify complex technical concepts, and motivate and inspire others to contribute
A focus on building with quality and rigor, while keeping in mind the impact our code has on our customers’ financial well-being
Strong technical acumen with the ability to understand and debate technical and product tradeoffs and approaches to building scalable architecture and data models
A desire to grow and learn on the job
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000/yr to $204,000/yr in Denver (plus most remote locations), and $198,000/yr to $247,000/yr 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.
Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.
Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.
When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.
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
About the Company
Launched in 2011 as ZenPayroll, Gusto serves more than 400,000 businesses nationwide. Each year, we process tens of billions of dollars of payroll and provide employee benefits--like health insurance and 401(k) accounts--while helping companies create incredible workplaces.
Through one refreshingly easy, integrated platform, we automate and simplify your payroll, benefits, and HR, all while providing expert support. You and your employees will get the peace of mind you need to do your best work.
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