Senior Software Engineer
Gusto
Jan 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 8 months)
Scaled Gusto's core Payroll product by architecting resilient backend systems and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives. Owned the full development lifecycle for critical features, from architecture to launch, while mentoring engineers, setting technical strategy, and contributing to hiring by conducting technical interviews for senior candidates. Leveraged advanced monitoring and observability to rapidly diagnose issues and ensure system reliability during on-call rotation. Drove performance and scalability improvements for a massive Ruby on Rails/React+TypeScript monolith serving 300,000+ businesses.