Engineering Manager, Benefits Advisory

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

Come help the Benefits Advisory assist small businesses selecting, buying and applying for benefits! We have an exciting opportunity for an engineering manager to empower our advisory teams. As a key member of Gusto's Benefits 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.

About The Team

The Benefits Advisory teams are pivotal in driving the growth of our benefits business by raising awareness of benefits, empowering our customers to pick the best network type and plans for their business, and assisting our customers in renewing benefits that fit their changing business. Through quick experimentation, user research, and AI interfaces, our goal is to make sure our customers have the right information at the right time. Benefits are complicated and involve high-stakes decisions for our customers, and the benefits advisory team is the key team in getting our customers compliant and insured in the most optimized state.

Here's What You'll Do Day-to-day

• Guide critical parts of the Benefits Advisory engineering team and charter, empowering teams of engineers in different archetypes.
• Craft and communicate durable technical strategy.
• 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 product vision and strategy.
• Provide technical leadership in defining the product solutions.
• Model Gusto's values in your immediate team, and as part of the broader Gusto community.
• Provide and receive mentorship and peer support.
• Help the department grow and iterate on how we approach product engineering.

Here's What We're Looking For

Compensation : Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000-$204,000 in Denver, $178,000-$223,000 for Los Angeles and most remote locations, $197,000-$247,000 for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience, level, and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Work Location & Expectations : 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer : 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. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

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