Application Systems Engineering Manager
Gusto
About Gusto
At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.
All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.
About the Team:
The Unified Service Platform’s mission is to create seamless connected, efficient and delightful experiences that empower our customers (internal and external) to make informed decisions and be supported throughout their journey. This team operates as a startup-within-a-startup with a high level of ownership around specific problems to solve for our customers.
The Payoffs team sits within this platform and is responsible for building and maintaining the systems that power end-of-lifecycle payroll workflows, including custom routing, intelligent automations, auto-indexing of tax documents, and end-of-year processing. We move fast, care deeply about quality, and are actively investing in AI-driven approaches to make our systems smarter and more scalable.
About the Role:
Gusto is looking for an experienced Application Systems Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions that enhance our customer experience. In this role, you'll empower a team of 6 to architect and deliver solutions that keep Gusto's payoff workflows running reliably and intelligently.
You'll be a key technical voice on the team, helping define how we build, mentor engineers around you, and actively leverage AI and agentic tools to accelerate delivery. Our mission is to deliver consistently exceptional Customer and Advocate experiences, at scale, across every touchpoint. The ideal candidate will have a background in artifi
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