Is Gusto a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Gusto have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 58 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Gusto employees being 3.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Gusto now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Gusto .

Does Gusto pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Gusto with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 58 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Gusto.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Gusto?

60% of Software Developer employees at Gusto would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 29% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Gusto with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gusto?

Software Engineer (62) , Benefits Specialist (24) , Customer Service Representative (24) , Payroll Specialist (22) , Sales (22) , Account Manager (20) , Account Executive (17) , Customer Care (15) , Customer Care Advocate (14) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Outbound Sales Representative (11) , Recruiter (11) , Benefits Advisor (10) , Customer Advocate (10) , Onboarding Advocate (10)

What are the pros of working at Gusto according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a mission you can stand behind!" ((in 144 reviews)); "Long standing business that isn't going anywhere They aren't afraid of change They listen to employees for the most part Great benefits" ((in 116 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 29 reviews)); "Everyone is friendly" ((in 28 reviews)); "Able to easily work from home." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gusto according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay comparatively" ((in 56 reviews)); "The majority of teams are toxic AF and senior leadership is so disconnected from the realities of EEs and our customers." ((in 43 reviews)); "Data Science has a reputation for good managers." ((in 41 reviews)); "Saying training is poor is being generous." ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management does not care." ((in 25 reviews))

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3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)

Joshua Reeves

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.4

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Gusto with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Gusto is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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58 reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2025

Changing Tides

Software engineer

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Pros

Compensation is pretty competitive (in lieu of actual stock). Codebase is getting a little better to work with from all the modularity work, but there's still so far to go.

Cons

Change management is terrible - lots of extreme changes happening in a short amount of time, with little collaboration with affected people. There's also used to be a very empathetic culture, but leadership is very AI-minded now. There's also a dramatic shift to a "high-performance" culture where L4 team lead is now the terminal level (L2 is entry-level) and there's a huge focus on PR count.

5.0

Jul 13, 2025

A place where people care about other people

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong culture where you can feel a good sense of empathy even from the founders all the way down. I feel like it's a company that will try to do right by their people 100% of the time. - WLB balance is fine and there's plenty of flexibility.

Cons

- The growth could be faster. - Some of the team could ship more quickly.

3.0

Jun 4, 2025

Pretty good but leadership could be better

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company generally was a good, supportive place

Cons

Lack of confidence in the C-suite Rotating list of leaders leading to changing priorities

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