Senior Engineering Manager, Symmetry Product Development

Location

Scottsdale, AZ

About Gusto

Mission: Grow the small business economy by handling payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR.
Support over 500,000 small businesses nationwide.
Teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York.
Full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs).
AI is fundamental to work at Gusto; team members are expected to engage with AI tools relevant to their roles.

About Symmetry Software

Part of Gusto.
Payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering paychecks of over 64 million workers annually.
Provides integrated payroll tax APIs and software tools for tax compliance and payroll process applications.

Role Overview

Engineering leader for product development team focused on leveraging AI.
Support existing core payroll products and advance AI incorporation throughout product portfolio and SDLC.
Lead transformation of shared services groups like DevOps and Quality Assurance into strategic partners.
Champion innovative features using machine learning and generative AI.
Drive company growth with AI as a fundamental product differentiator.

Responsibilities

Align teams on AI-native features and business goals.
Own vision for platform and product in partnership with product managers and stakeholders.
Initiate innovation to inspire teams.
Elevate engineering practices to be AI-native; adopt AI tools/processes to improve velocity, code quality, operational efficiency.
Prioritize deliverables aligned with company needs; collaborate across leadership.
Ensure products/services are performant, available 24x7x365, resilient, stable.
Transform shared services groups (DevOps, QA) into strategic partners supporting engineers actively.
Evaluate emerging technologies including SaaS systems; act as technical consultant championing solutions.
Collaborate with engineering leaders company-wide on subsystem design and platform architecture improvements.

Qualifications

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience.
10+ years engineering leadership managing people and tech stacks.
Proven ability to lead organizational change focusing on DevOps and Quality Assurance transformation from cost centers to strategic engineering parts.
Prior experience or exposure in AI-native product development leveraging AWS services (Bedrock, Agent Core, etc).
Strong communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
Demonstrated ownership of problems/projects through completion.
Ability to debug/triage critical systems including team performance issues.
Hands-on experience with agile methodologies applied functionally.
Strong experience with web application development, DevOps, distributed systems, CI/CD, quality test automation.
Solid knowledge of Object-Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, Systems thinking.
Good verbal/written presentation skills for all organizational levels.

Compensation

Target cash compensation: $189,000 - $237,000 per year (Scottsdale & most major metro locations). Final offer depends on experience/expertise.

Work Location Expectations

Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco (including San Jose metro), New York City; Symmetry office in Scottsdale. Hybrid work model with 2–3 days/week onsite expected. Secure reliable internet required when working remotely.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Gusto is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. They provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process for qualified individuals with disabilities or religious needs.