Gusto is looking for a Developer Infrastructure Engineer to be a key engineer focused on building and owning the systems that make Gusto Retirement engineers productive and happy. You'll take on a very hands-on role: owning AI-powered developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure services end-to-end, shipping production improvements, and solving real developer productivity and infrastructure problems.
What You'll Do
- Build and own AI-powered developer tooling including AI coding tools, LLM-integrated workflows, and automation that help Retirement engineers ship faster and more efficiently.
- Design, build, and ship CI/CD systems, infrastructure services, and deployment pipelines end-to-end, owning them across multiple quarters while setting and enforcing engineering quality standards with the observability to back them up.
- Drive developer productivity by identifying bottlenecks, delivering scalable solutions, and proposing multi-quarter investments — spanning test automation, database performance, permissions systems, authentication, and third-party integrations.
- Identify and execute on architectural improvements to data models, APIs, and system contracts; debug production infrastructure issues; and continuously raise the bar on reliability and operational tooling.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Retirement Engineering and Gusto platform teams on shared infrastructure through reviews, pairing, and technical consultation — contributing meaningfully to their direction.
- Write clear, reliable, well-tested code that ships quickly, makes other engineers more productive, and reflects a high standard of craftsmanship — while mentoring teammates and strengthening engineering culture.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production products or platforms.
- Hands-on experience delivering AI-powered tooling, LLM integrations, coding assistants, or developer-facing automation to real users.
- Strong CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and developer tooling background including experience with high-availability systems, database performance, and reliability-critical domains.
- End-to-end ownership mindset comfortable owning systems and domains fully, including production support, operational work, and long-term roadmap planning across multiple quarters.
- Proven track record of identifying and driving multi-quarter technical investments, not just executing scoped work with the judgment to balance short-term delivery against long-term technical health.
- Collaborative and cross-functional experience working closely with engineering teams and non-engineering partners to identify, prioritize, and solve productivity and infrastructure problems at scale.
- A clear communicator who can lead project-level communication and advocate for technical investments.
- Pragmatic and execution-focused, with experience in Ruby on Rails and modern infrastructure tools (or the ability to ramp quickly) and a bias toward solutions that make other engineers faster and more effective.
Technical Stack
- Ruby on Rails
- AI-powered tooling
- LLM integrations
- CI/CD systems
- Honeycomb
- Sentry
- GitHub
Team & Environment
The Retirement Developer Infrastructure team owns the tools and systems that power Gusto Retirement engineering. We're a senior team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $175,000-$205,000 per year in Denver & most remote locations.
- Salary: $220,000-$245,000 per year for San Francisco, Seattle & New York.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position open to candidates in Denver, San Francisco, New York City, and Scottsdale.
Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
