Workday Developer - People Tech
Gusto is a payroll and HR platform that helps small businesses pay domestic and international employees, manage benefits, and automate compliance.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Gusto
Gusto serves small and mid-sized businesses with payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR tools in one platform. Users can run payroll, manage health insurance, hire globally, and pay international contractors in local currency or USDC stablecoins. The platform automates payroll tax filings across multiple states and integrates with tools like QuickBooks and Xero.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the design, configuration, and optimization of Workday solutions supporting HR and payroll processes. You will configure Workday modules, architect business processes and security, develop advanced reports, maintain data quality and audit readiness, lead testing for releases, resolve complex system issues, and mentor users and team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HR Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5-7 years of Workday analyst or configuration experience
- Advanced knowledge of Workday security, business processes, reporting, and calculated fields
- Ability to independently select methods for complex assignments
- Workday certifications in Payroll, Absence, HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking, or Reporting
- Experience in HR, payroll, benefits, or related domains
- Agile experience
- Experience mentoring junior team members
Responsibilities
- Configure Workday modules
- Architect Workday business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, and security roles
- Evaluate and adopt Workday release features
- Develop advanced Workday reports
- Maintain Workday data quality and integrity
- Maintain audit readiness through reporting and controls
- Design test strategies and coordinate UAT
- Lead regression and functional testing
- Advise stakeholders on complex Workday matters
- Diagnose and resolve complex Workday issues
- Develop scalable solutions to prevent recurring issues
- Mentor team members and key users
- Serve as a Workday subject matter authority
Benefits
- Equity (RSUs)