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      Gusto

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      Gusto Software Developer reviews

      3.8

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (57 total reviews)

      Joshua Reeves

      62% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Software Developer employees have rated Gusto with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 57 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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      57 reviews
      1.0
      Sep 24, 2016

      CEO Dominates all Decision Making

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Product is good for the most part.

      Cons

      CEO over takes decisions and trumps his entire management team's opinions. I was not on the "staff" team but as an outsider observing their interactions and the way decisions were made, it was horrifying that one person can be so self-absorbed. Also the People Team has zero power.

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      Gusto Response
      9y
      We’re sorry to hear about your experience at Gusto. We wish we had more insight about your observations and which interactions you are specifically talking about. Josh is very open to feedback and has regular AMAs that many have found to be a helpful avenue to share their point of view. Please feel free to reach out to us directly if you have more thoughts on areas where we could have improved during your tenure at Gusto.
      5.0
      Apr 23, 2016

      Great Company, especially if you're working on product/engineering

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - High opportunity for impact - Smart, talented, hard-working people (at least in Engineering, Product, and Design) - Growing company with promising business prospects - Big focus on culture in both hiring and the way the company is run

      Cons

      - Some churn and difficulty in teams outside of Engineering/Product like Sales - Classic startup work/life balance challenges. Because of opportunity for impact and leadership being full of people who are perfectly ok w/ 60+ hr work weeks, you can feel obligated to work a lot as well. - Work on engineering team is pretty simple. There will probably be more interesting work to do in the future as the product and user-base matures but most of the work being done right now is fairly simple. This is, of-course true at a lot of silicon valley companies and is not unique to Gusto. Nonetheless, for someone interested in technical growth (as opposed to managerial growth) it can seem limiting.

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      Gusto Response
      10y
      Glad to hear that your experience at Gusto has been positive so far. Definitely let your PE or the People team know if you’d like to connect about managing your working hours and/or want to discuss how that’s going for you. Keep us honest on transparency and culture and keep the feedback coming!
      5.0
      Dec 17, 2015

      like being at home

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - everyone is genuinely nice, friendly, intelligent, and hardworking - very flexible work hours and unlimited vacation - very flat organizational structure (we don't use the word "manager", and my team lead feels much more like a peer than a boss) - frequent team outings (bars, woodworking) - great compensation - transparent CEO and organizational structure - amazing food in the office (best of 3 startups I've worked at), including catered lunches and dinners - flexible in terms of how you work (software used, frequency of meetings etc)

      Cons

      - longer hours than average (maybe 45/week for me in particular) - parts of the office space are getting a little cramped after so much growth

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