José Colella
Senior Staff Software Engineer (L5) - Compliance Advisory at Gusto
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJosé Colella is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with 12 years of experience, currently leading Compliance Advisory engineering at Gusto in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has progressed through multiple senior technical roles at Gusto—spanning Growth, Communications Platform, and Compliance—demonstrating a knack for solving product and regulatory challenges at scale. Previously at Dynatrace he advanced from developer to senior engineer and consultant roles across the US and Spain, which gave him strong operational and client-facing experience. José combines a practical, hands-on engineering approach with clear communication and team mentorship, and he’s driven by continuous learning and excellence. Fluent in cross-cultural team environments thanks to his education and work across Spain, Italy, and the US, he brings both technical depth and an appetite for hard problems that require disciplined execution.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering at Universidad de GranadaComputer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Politecnico di MilanoGED High School Diploma, GED High School Diploma at Creative and Performing Arts Academy
English, Spanish, Italian
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
josecolella/josecolella
Nov 2021 - Mar 2026
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
josecolella/FinalProject
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:81 commits in 3 months
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