Process
The interview process was for a technical phone interview, followed by a virtual online interview. This included one 90-minute technical session and one 30-minute behavioral session.
After the final round, they sent some socks with pigs on them. I thought it was cute.
I had a great experience with all the interviewers; they all seemed like fun people. However, I did not receive any feedback after my rejection. This is disappointing because I genuinely thought I connected with everyone and performed decently on the technical questions. They even mentioned in their email not to ask for feedback. How am I supposed to know what I could have done better?
Questions
Why Gusto, out of all the companies you are interviewing for?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Gusto SWE role in United States.
Success Rate
Gusto's interview process for their SWE roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Gusto's SWE interview process in United States.
Gusto Work Experiences
- 3.0Great WLB, muddy futureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDenver, Colorado, United StatesFebruary 6, 2023Pros: - Great engineers at the company - Great WLB - Decent pay - A lot of work to go around (if you like that)Cons: - Path forward through this economy doesn’t seem stable. - A lot of on-call due to system instability. - Rails
- 3.0Competitive Pay, Toxic Culture ShiftSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 14, 2025Pros: Compensation is pretty competitive (in lieu of actual stock). The 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 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.
- 2.0All AI, no humanitySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAFebruary 19, 2026Pros: There are some great colleagues, a useful product, and a decent work-life balance.Cons: Leadership decided generative AI is the solution without defining the problem. The answer to everything is AI, and the CEO says you should leave if you don't want to champion AI. It would be a great place to work for someone who wants to do everything in AI, but it is demoralizing for those who care about code, craft, quality, actually engaging with interesting problems, and humanity in general.
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