Software Engineer

About the role

Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. Our platform redefines how people save for the critical aspects of life across retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs. Today, Vestwell enables over 350,000 businesses and over 2M active savers, with over $50B in assets saved across all 50 states.

The Engineering team is seeking a passionate technologist who is looking to grow their career in Technology and Engineering. You’re a great fit for our team if you can balance detail-oriented tasks with long-term strategy, if you are adaptable and willing to take ownership over a vertical slice of a product, partner with non-technical operational teams to understand and solve their problems, and if you are looking to contribute to the culture of a high-growth startup.

Responsibilities

• Work with Engineering and Product teams to integrate Vestwell’s systems with third-party data and services.
• Collaborate closely with other Engineers and the rest of the Vestwell team to determine architecture and design for SaaS integrations.
• Orchestrate data transfers and synchronization across multiple internal and external systems.
• Monitor and support our third-party system integrations.

Requirements

The Necessities

• Experience with Typescript, Node.js, and NestJS.
• Experience with SQL-based databases.
• Unit testing experience and knowledge of TDD.
• Experience implementing service-oriented systems.
• Expertise with Git.
• Knowledge of AWS services.
• Understanding of Agile practices such as Scrum and Kanban.
• 2+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.

The Extras

• Experience using the React framework, HTML, and CSS.
• An understanding of SRE best practices, such as post-mortems, logging, and alerting.
• Experience with CI/CD and automation pipelines using Jenkins.
• Knowledge of financial systems.
• CS Degree.

Location

This role will be based in either the New York City or Austin office as part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation.

Pay

The expected base salary range for this position is $140K - $155K. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new hire equity in the Company. Please note that salary bands are based on NY and other similar metro areas and may differ based on where the role is ultimately hired.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Generous time off.
• Dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee.
• Hybrid work model with collaborative offices in Midtown Manhattan, Austin, King of Prussia, and Scottsdale.
• Competitive 401(k) plan.