Head of Engineering - Money Group

<div class="content-intro"><p style="line-height: 1.2;">&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p><strong>About Gusto</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>&nbsp;<br>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<a href="https://gusto.com/about/careers/total-rewards" target="_blank"> <u>Total Rewards philosophy</u></a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;<br>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.</p></div><p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <p>At Gusto, we're on a mission to create a world where work empowers a better life. For the hundreds of thousands of small businesses we serve, this mission begins with one of their most critical and high-stakes responsibilities: their financial wellness and ability to pay their team. The Head of Engineering, Money sits at the very heart of this promise.</p> <p>We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused leader to lead our end-to-end Money platform and product engineering organization. This leader will own the technical vision, architecture, and delivery across Consumer Money, Business Money (including Tax Credits), Accounting, Expenses &amp; Invoicing, and Payments.</p> <p>This is a critical leadership role responsible for building secure, scalable, and compliant financial systems that power how customers move, manage, and understand their money. You will lead multiple engineering teams, partner closely with Product, Design, Risk, Compliance, and Finance, and drive operational excellence across high-scale, high-trust financial infrastructure. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a product that millions of people depend on for their financial stability. You'll be challenged to modernize essential platforms, drive the next wave of product innovation (from financial wellness to AI-powered automation), and build for massive scale and unflinching reliability. We're looking for a visionary leader who can inspire a large organization, navigate immense technical complexity, and ultimately help us make the work of paying a team di