Staff Applied AI Scientist at Gusto

This role is for a heavyweight engineer with over a decade of experience who has spent the last three years specifically shipping generative AI models. You should be someone who can move from quick agentic prototypes to production-grade systems using both proprietary and open-source models. **What makes it worth a look...** The compensation is significantly higher for those in San Francisco or New York, reaching up to $321,000 in base salary. It is a rare chance to build autonomous reasoning systems for a massive platform handling sensitive payroll and HR data for 400,000 businesses. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 10+ years of software engineering and 6+ years of machine learning experience. * Are proficient with LangGraph, LlamaIndex, and vector databases. * Can build robust evaluation frameworks to measure reasoning quality and tool-use accuracy. * Prefer a hybrid schedule with 2 to 3 days in a Denver, SF, or NYC office.