Job Details

About the Role

At Gusto, we're on a mission to create a world where work empowers a better life. For the hundreds of thousands of small businesses we serve, this mission begins with one of their most critical and high‑stakes responsibilities: their financial wellness and ability to pay their team. The Head of Engineering, Money sits at the very heart of this promise.

You will lead a large, multi‑layered engineering organization responsible for the foundational pillar of Gusto's business – our fintech platform and products. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a product that millions of people depend on for their financial stability. You'll be challenged to modernize essential platforms, drive the next wave of product innovation (from financial wellness to AI‑powered automation), and build for massive scale and unflinching reliability. We're looking for a visionary leader who can inspire a large organization, navigate immense technical complexity, and ultimately help us make the work of paying a team disappear.

About the Team

You'll be leading the Money Engineering team, a core part of Gusto's Fintech Products and the team most directly connected to our customers' peace of mind. We believe that financial wellness isn't just a feature – it's the foundation of trust with every business we serve. We don't just build software; we take on the immense complexity of financial wellness so our customers can focus on their passions.

What you'll do day‑to‑day

• Set the technical north star for Gusto's core payments and fintech platforms, guiding the evolution of our architecture to be more scalable, reliable, and flexible for the future.
• Build and nurture a world‑class engineering organization of over 50, fostering a culture of excellence and investing deeply in the growth of our People Empowerers and senior technical leaders.
• Deliver with excellence on a high‑stakes roadmap, leading your teams to execute complex, deeply technical projects that are fundamental to our customers' trust and our business's success.
• Drive the next generation of financial products innovation by partnering with product and design leaders to transform our customer experience from simply being possible to being truly magical.
• Uplevel our engineering craft and operational rigor, championing a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and ownership for the systems that form the bedrock of Gusto.

What we're looking for