Staff Software Engineer
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. Vestwell's platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers.
About the role
The Engineering team is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer with experience in product feature development and architecture. You will be effective across all levels of our engineering stack and play roles such as architect, tech lead, code reviewer, Agile coach, and mentor. We want engineers who can make key decisions regarding technology, architecture, and software, balancing detail-oriented tasks with long-term strategy and scale initiatives. Passion for what you create and its impact is essential.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain optimal software supporting product initiatives and features using TypeScript
- Establish and enforce best practices in code to build sophisticated software that adheres to common programming principles
- Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, and Operations teams to support their product development needs
- Review requirements and translate them into an executable development plan, breaking down projects to enable iterative and agile implementation
- Provide production support and train junior engineers
- Proactively drive the vision for architecture and design across multiple product verticals
- Manage the delivery of high-impact development solutions
Requirements
The Necessities
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience with TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience with Python
- Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude and Cursor
- Experience scaling and managing 3+ person teams
- Advanced knowledge of Agile practices
- Extensive development experience
- Experience mentoring more junior engineers
- Experience with relational databases
- Data architecture experience
- Experience with AWS cloud services
- Ability to triage and assign work
- Experience working with and leading remote contractors
- Demonstrated experience with software architecture and design
- Experience working with and supporting cross-functional teams
- Extensive use of Git, preferably GitHub
The Extras
- Fintech experience
- Startup experience
- Building pipelines in Jenkins
Location
This role will be based in our New York City, Austin, King of Prussia, or Scottsdale office as part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation. For exceptional candidates, we're open to hiring this role fully remote.
Pay
The expected base salary range for this position is $185K - $200K. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new hire equity in the Company. 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