Senior Engineering Manager: Software Development Tools

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.

About the Role:

In this role, you’ll lead teams dedicated to improving local development environments, enhancing CI stability, and streamlining the inner loop of software development. Working across monoliths and services, you’ll deliver tools and workflows that boost developer productivity while fostering collaboration and innovation. By aligning with leadership and partnering with cross-functional teams, you’ll drive impactful solutions that accelerate software delivery and technical excellence.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Lead and Scale the Team: Recruit, mentor, and develop a diverse team of engineers while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
• Shape Developer Productivity: Own and enhance local development environments and CI stability, with the vision to expand to the entire inner loop of software development processes (pull, change, test, push, verify).
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with technical infrastructure teams, product development, data science, operations, product management, and design teams to deliver end-to-end product experiences for complex customer needs.
• Drive Strategic Roadmaps: Work closely with leadership to set priorities, define both short-term and long-term goals, and ensure accountability for progress and delivery.
• Own Delivery of Technical Solutions: Lead planning, execution, and delivery of impactful engineering projects, balancing technical excellence with practical business outcomes.
• Champion Developer Experience: Advocate for improvements in tools, processes, and workflows that enhance developer productivity and satisfaction.
• Foster Innovation: Encourage a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement within the team, leveraging insights to drive meaningful enhancements.

Here’s what we're looking for:

• 8+ years of engineering people leadership experience
• 12+ years of hands-on programming experience at scaled product companies, ideally with focus on internal developers
• Experience with working on Ruby, Rails in the context of large applications
• Experience in empowering and nurturing technical teams of 4-10 engineers
• Experience in managing and resolving complex product development issues
• Experience in leading large scope technical projects and driving engineering excellence
• Self-driven mindset, and the ability to work in the in-between space of leading and supporting people and driving direct, hands-on impact and creating memorable experiences for customers

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.