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. Learn more about ourTotal Rewards philosophy.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Build and maintain a system of reusable UI components and documentation including React.js, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, and HTML.
- Develop tools to ensure that the quality, performance, and accessibility of Gusto’s reusable components continuously improve.
- Collaborate across teams in building accessible, modular, performant frontend experiences.
- Create and improve on tools for developing performant, accessible experiences for our customers.
- Contribute architectural improvements to Gusto’s frontend infrastructure.
- Optionally, build and maintain APIs using Ruby.
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- 5+ years of technical experience in a frontend engineering (or) a full stack engineering role.
- Highly proficient in front-end Java script technologies, preferably React.js or Typescript.
- Experience in building backend APIs is an added advantage but not mandatory.
- Experience cross-functional collaboration with Design and/or other non-technical teams.
- Experience in building UI components that are modular, composable, flexible, maintainable, and well-documented.
- Experience with a JavaScript testing library for unit, integration, and end-to-end validation.
- Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment.
- Experience turning wireframes and mockups into responsive, accessible, tested code.
- Well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism.
- Passionate about creating inclusive, accessible experiences for everyone.
- Familiar with emerging trends in frontend web application development, including the various approaches to styling (CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS, Sass, etc.), component libraries (Material UI, Carbon, Polaris, and Lightning), accessibility tooling (aXe, Lighthouse), and observability (Fullstory, etc.).
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 daysper 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.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.
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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