Staff Software Engineer, Security & Ai Platform

Gusto

San Francisco, CA, United States
Base: $218,940 - $260,000; equity: stock rsus + ; ...
On-site
10+ years backend engineering experience
Building secure distributed systems
Proficiency in ruby python kotlin or typescript
Gusto is hiring Staff Engineers to own and evolve the security foundations behind its products and AI/LLM experiences

Job Summary

  • Gusto is hiring Staff Engineers to own and evolve the security foundations behind its products and AI/LLM experiences.
  • The role involves designing authentication and authorization systems that operate at Gusto's massive scale while mitigating account takeover risks.
  • All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) as part of Gusto's Total Rewards philosophy.

Matching Summary

Gusto is hiring Staff Engineers to own and evolve the security foundations behind its products and AI/LLM experiences.

Salary

Base: $218,940 - $260,000; Equity: Stock RSUs additional; Benefits: Competitive base pay and health insurance included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years backend engineering experience
  • Building secure distributed systems
  • Proficiency in Ruby Python Kotlin or TypeScript
  • Experience with SAST DAST SIEM and SCA tools
  • Hands-on AI tool usage for coding

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Open Policy Agent or SpiceDB
  • Knowledge of GraphQL gRPC Kubernetes Terraform
  • Familiarity with SAML SSO RBAC and ABAC
  • Prior work on security tooling platforms
  • Interest in growing within the security domain

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Proven track record with highly available distributed systems
  • Strong collaboration skills for cross-cutting problems

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