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Staff Engineer - Databases infrastructure
Gusto’s Storage Infrastructure Engineering team builds consistent, scalable, and secure storage infrastructure using tools like terraform to manage technologies like MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, and S3.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Design and implement production-grade data storage platforms that optimize for resiliency and usability, ensuring they effectively support the needs of Gusto's product engineering teams.
- Plan and execute complex and challenging migrations that help Gusto move forward from legacy systems to more efficient, scalable, modern designs.
- Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for data consistency and security
- Continually improve the on call experience by proposing and implementing long term oriented solutions while optimizing for the sustainability of on call.
Here’s what we're looking for:
- 6+ years of experience with software development and architecture
- Strong ability to write code at a software developer level
- 4+ years of experience working in depth with database technologies like MySQL or Postgres
- 4+ years of experience working with data streaming technologies, particularly Kafka
- Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity
- Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact.
- Resilient problem solver capable of doing whatever it takes to get work done in service of our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base.
- Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas
Potentially Relevant Experience:
- Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for resiliency, but can be easily maintained and operated upon
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools such Terraform (preferred) or Pulumi
- Experience migrating to a horizontally sharded database system
- Experience leading incident remediation for complex systems
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $164,000-$237,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $235,000-$265,000 for San Francisco & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
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.
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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