Gusto backend engineering jobs

Gusto has 30 open backend engineering roles: 25 in San Francisco, 19 in New York and 14 in Denver. 26 of them state the pay; the middle half sits between $184k and $210k a year. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. Roles at Gusto take 41 days to fill at the median.

Read from Gusto's careers boardRebuilt 19 Oct 2026
open backend engineering roles
30
median stated pay
$184k
new in 7 days
3
median time to fill
41 days

Newest backend engineering roles

15 of 30
$213k–$236kOct 15
$163k–$204kOct 9
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
New York · San FranciscoHybrid
Oct 6
Staff Software Engineer, PEO
San FranciscoHybrid
$163k–$204kOct 6
$163k–$204kSep 25
$163k–$204kSep 25
$163k–$204kSep 25
$197k–$247kSep 25
$191k–$225kSep 18
$197k–$247kSep 17
Software Engineer, Payments
New York · San FranciscoHybrid
$183k–$200kAug 31
$163k–$204kAug 20
$163k–$204kAug 18

All open roles at Gusto

Where the roles are

San Francisco 25New York 19Denver 14Seattle 2Toronto 1Los Angeles 1Chicago 1Miami 1Austin 1

By level

LevelOpen rolesMedian stated pay
Senior1—
Staff and principal29$184k

Other teams hiring at Gusto

Finance 12Sales 10HR and recruiting 9Product management 7Marketing 6Design 5Operations 4Data science 3

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Questions

How many backend engineering roles is Gusto hiring for?

Gusto has 30 open backend engineering roles as of 19 Oct 2026, 3 of them posted in the last 7 days.

What does Gusto pay for backend engineering roles?

26 of the 30 roles state the pay. The median of the posted ranges is $184k a year and the middle half sits between $184k and $210k (converted to US dollars).

Where are Gusto's backend engineering roles?

Most are in San Francisco (25), New York (19) and Denver (14). 4 are fully remote.

How long do roles stay open at Gusto?

Half of Gusto's roles are filled or closed within 41 days of being posted, measured on the postings that closed on its own careers board.

Are these roles still open?

Every role is read from Gusto's own careers board and re-checked at least every 48 hours. A role that closes leaves this page at the next nightly rebuild.

Source: Gusto's own careers board, re-checked every 48 hoursUpdated 19 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0