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Gusto builds payroll and HR infrastructure used by hundreds of thousands of small businesses, and its Cloud Engineering teams sit at the core of that platform. Gusto has a track record of sponsoring international engineers across multiple visa pathways, making it a realistic target for skilled candidates who need work authorization.
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At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
Staff Observability Engineer
Gusto’s Reliability Engineering team enables our product teams to build impactful products by building secure, resilient, and accessible systems, using tools like AWS, Terraform, Datadog, and Kubernetes.
What You’ll Do
- Shape the engineering organization standards around observability.
- Own and evolve the observability platform, including distributed logging, metrics, and tracing infrastructure.
- Build AI-native capabilities to automatically detect anomalies, diagnose failures, and accelerate root cause analysis.
- Create powerful developer experiences through dashboards, notebooks, and interactive debugging tools.
- Drive reliability automation with intelligent alerting, diagnostics, and incident response systems.
- Partner across engineering teams to embed observability and reliability best practices.
- Mentor engineers and influence reliability culture across the organization.
What We’re Looking For
- Strategic systems thinker who identifies high impact opportunities and builds scalable solutions.
- Experience operating large scale distributed systems in production, especially logging platforms or time series databases.
- Strong fundamentals in systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and AWS.
- Thrive in ambiguous environments and roll up your sleeves to solve unscoped problems end to end.
- Product mindset or full stack instincts and excited to build real tools engineers love to use.
- Strong communicator who can align technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Bonus if you have built or contributed to observability ecosystems such as OpenTelemetry or Prometheus.
Required Experience
- Have 8+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating large-scale observability or monitoring infrastructure.
- Experience implementing or operating observability platforms such as Datadog, Sentry, Splunk, or similar.
- Have strong SWE coding proficiency in at least one of Ruby, Python, or TypeScript.
Preferred Experience
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred).
- Infrastructure-as-Code, such as Terraform or Crossplane.
- Container orchestration, such as Kubernetes.
- Linux systems knowledge and shell proficiency.
- Experience designing highly available and scalable systems.
- Experience acting as an internal consultant or trusted advisor.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000-$230,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $230,000-$270,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
LOCATION
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. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.
Gusto has a commitment to diversity and inclusion. 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.
Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer.
Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.
About Gusto
At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
Staff Observability Engineer
Gusto’s Reliability Engineering team enables our product teams to build impactful products by building secure, resilient, and accessible systems, using tools like AWS, Terraform, Datadog, and Kubernetes.
What You’ll Do
- Shape the engineering organization standards around observability.
- Own and evolve the observability platform, including distributed logging, metrics, and tracing infrastructure.
- Build AI-native capabilities to automatically detect anomalies, diagnose failures, and accelerate root cause analysis.
- Create powerful developer experiences through dashboards, notebooks, and interactive debugging tools.
- Drive reliability automation with intelligent alerting, diagnostics, and incident response systems.
- Partner across engineering teams to embed observability and reliability best practices.
- Mentor engineers and influence reliability culture across the organization.
What We’re Looking For
- Strategic systems thinker who identifies high impact opportunities and builds scalable solutions.
- Experience operating large scale distributed systems in production, especially logging platforms or time series databases.
- Strong fundamentals in systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and AWS.
- Thrive in ambiguous environments and roll up your sleeves to solve unscoped problems end to end.
- Product mindset or full stack instincts and excited to build real tools engineers love to use.
- Strong communicator who can align technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Bonus if you have built or contributed to observability ecosystems such as OpenTelemetry or Prometheus.
Required Experience
- Have 8+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating large-scale observability or monitoring infrastructure.
- Experience implementing or operating observability platforms such as Datadog, Sentry, Splunk, or similar.
- Have strong SWE coding proficiency in at least one of Ruby, Python, or TypeScript.
Preferred Experience
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred).
- Infrastructure-as-Code, such as Terraform or Crossplane.
- Container orchestration, such as Kubernetes.
- Linux systems knowledge and shell proficiency.
- Experience designing highly available and scalable systems.
- Experience acting as an internal consultant or trusted advisor.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000-$230,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $230,000-$270,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
LOCATION
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. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.
Gusto has a commitment to diversity and inclusion. 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.
Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer.
Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.
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Align your cloud skills to Gusto's stack
Gusto's platform runs on AWS-heavy infrastructure with heavy investment in reliability and developer tooling. Highlight experience with distributed systems, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code in your resume before you apply, not after screening calls begin.
Research Gusto's LCA filings on DOL
The Department of Labor's OFLC disclosure database lists every certified Labor Condition Application by employer and role. Searching Gusto's filings tells you which Cloud Engineering job titles they've historically sponsored and the prevailing wage levels attached to them.
Frame your fintech compliance knowledge early
Gusto operates in a regulated payroll environment, so engineers who can speak to SOC 2, PCI DSS, or data residency requirements stand out from generalist cloud candidates. Surface that experience in your cover letter and initial recruiter screen.
Confirm sponsorship intent before technical rounds
Ask the recruiter directly whether the role is open to candidates requiring H-1B or E-3 sponsorship before investing time in multi-stage interviews. Gusto sponsors across several visa categories, but not every open role on every team is approved for sponsorship at the same time.
Use Migrate Mate to filter Gusto's open Cloud Engineer roles by visa type
Migrate Mate lets you browse Gusto's current Cloud Engineer openings filtered by the visa categories they sponsor, so you're only applying to roles where your visa pathway is already confirmed, not guessing from a generic job board listing.
Understand USCIS cap timing if you need H-1B
H-1B cap-subject petitions are filed in April for an October 1 start date. If you're targeting Gusto on an expiring OPT or a 60-day grace period, map your job search timeline backward from that April registration window to avoid a gap in work authorization.
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Find Cloud Engineer at Gusto JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Gusto sponsor H-1B visas for Cloud Engineers?
Yes, Gusto sponsors H-1B visas for Cloud Engineer roles. Cloud Engineering falls squarely within specialty occupation requirements given the technical degree and skills involved, which satisfies USCIS criteria for H-1B eligibility. If you're cap-subject, your employer must register you in the April lottery for an October 1 start. Gusto has sponsored engineers across multiple visa types, so H-1B is a supported pathway for this function.
How do I apply for Cloud Engineer jobs at Gusto?
Apply directly through Gusto's careers page or through Migrate Mate, which aggregates Gusto's open Cloud Engineer roles filtered by visa sponsorship type. Before applying, tailor your resume to infrastructure, reliability engineering, and cloud platform work relevant to payroll and HR systems. Flag your visa status early in the process so the recruiter can confirm sponsorship availability for the specific role.
Which visa types does Gusto commonly sponsor for Cloud Engineers?
Gusto sponsors Cloud Engineers on the H-1B, E-3, and employment-based Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3. The E-3 is relevant for Australian citizens and offers a significantly simpler process than the H-1B lottery. Green Card sponsorship through PERM labor certification is typically available after an engineer establishes tenure at the company, though timelines vary by nationality and priority date.
What qualifications does Gusto expect for Cloud Engineer roles?
Gusto Cloud Engineer roles typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field, which also satisfies the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B and E-3 sponsorship. Practically, hiring focuses on distributed systems design, infrastructure automation, and experience operating services at scale. Familiarity with compliance-adjacent engineering, such as audit logging, access controls, or secure data pipelines, strengthens your candidacy given Gusto's regulated payroll environment.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for a Cloud Engineer at Gusto?
For H-1B, the timeline is tied to the annual cap cycle: registration opens in March, lottery results come in April, and employment begins October 1 at the earliest. E-3 visa processing for Australian candidates moves faster, with consular appointments often available within weeks and no lottery involved. PERM-based Green Card sponsorship involves DOL labor certification followed by USCIS petition filing, a process that typically spans one to three years before priority dates become current.
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