Sr. Engineering Manager, Tax Experiences

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 Gusto Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide. Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. About the Role: Gusto is hiring a senior engineering leader to build the future of Gusto's core payroll and tax products, platform capabilities for all things payroll, and improving our existing systems for extensibility and scalability. As a key member of Gusto's engineering leadership team, your role will encompass building a dynamic team and contributing to build a thriving business. You will also be responsible for working collaboratively with other cross-functional teams and leaders to build a suite of products that will be adored by our customers while setting industry benchmarks. 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: Payroll is the beating heart of Gusto’s business. Payroll Services teams are responsible for the product, ops, and service components Gusto uses to onboard customers, process payrolls, calculate taxes deductions, pay and file with tax agencies, and maintain compliance on behalf of the customers. The domain is highly complex and offers the opportunity to engage in system design that simplifies this for customers, both internal and external. Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day: ● ● ● ● Guide critical parts of the Payroll Services engineering team and charter, empowering a team of senior engineers in different archetypes. Interview and hire senior 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 Payroll product vision and strategy Partner with Compliance, Payroll Ops, Customer Success, and others within and outside your team 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: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 12+ years of professional software engineering experience 5+ years empowering engineering teams Demonstrated history of empowering other leaders (empowering managers or tech leads)—you’ll start with a single team but should be comfortable expanding as we grow 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’ fin ... (truncated, view full listing at source)