Software Engineer, Wealthfront
Frontend
$150-189k
+ equity + discretionary bonus
Automated investment management
Posted today
Automated investment management
201-500 employees
Posted today
$150-189k
+ equity + discretionary bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a financial system that favors people, not institutions.
Role
Who you are
- 2-5 years in a web-focused engineering role
- A deep understanding of JavaScript, including standard ES5+, native DOM APIs, and ideally at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc)
- Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar server-side frameworks (such as Express or Django) is a plus
- Experience working with design to build custom pages and components, with a focus on page speed performance and writing custom CSS to create pages that are responsive across a variety of screen sizes
- Real passion for working on projects that have a measurable business impact and like working in a fast-paced cross-functional environment
- Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated testing
- You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field
What the job involves
- We’re looking for Software Engineers to join our team. As part of a cross-functional scrum team you will design and develop new products and features to help clients grow their wealth
- In addition to building client facing features leveraging our in-house Design System components, you also work on improving our infrastructure and developer productivity and can have significant impact afforded by our cross-platform collaboration methods
- Collaborate with backend and mobile engineers, designers, and product managers to build new features and enhance existing features
- Join other web engineers to triage and resolve operational issues, ensuring that mission-critical web systems and services operate smoothly across the web platform
- Help with web platform infrastructure projects to improve the health and performance of our systems and increase product delivery velocity
- Participate in recruiting activities such as interviewing
- Provide mentorship to other engineers on the team
Our take
Wealthfront's platform takes the hassle and stress out of investing, financial planning, borrowing, and saving with automated services and financial advice. Its robo-advisor allows customers to set a financial limit on their accounts; anything above the limit is moved into an investment account or another account chosen by the customer.
Indeed, it has some similarities to round-up apps like Acorn, which round up purchases and put the spare change into savings. Other companies are working on robo-advisors too, such as Morgan Stanley and Betterment.
Nonetheless, with an impressive and steadily increasing list of clients and more than $50B of assets under its management, Wealthfront achieved Unicorn status in September 2022 and became public in December 2025. However, lower-than-expected stock prices have led to federal investigations and talks of a restructuring. Regardless, its diversified offerings and high-interest checking accounts retain the company's strong position.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2018
$75m
SERIES E
Oct 2014
$64m
SERIES D
Total funding: $204.5m
Company benefits
- Lunch and snacks on the house: Enjoy lunches, snacks, coffee and stipends to go out to lunch with coworkers.
- More tools in your toolbox: Join one of our affinity groups, attend leadership trainings and receive 1:1 mentorship. We give team members a quarterly learning stipend so we can all continue to grow and improve.
- Commuting made easy: We’re a short walk from the Palo Alto Caltrain and all employees receive a Caltrain pass. Our co-working space in San Francisco is great for days when you need to work from the city. An additional transportation stipend and relocation bonuses make getting to the office a breeze.
- Prioritize Wellness: Stay happy and healthy however you choose with our monthly wellness reimbursement. You define what wellness means for you — a massage, running sneakers, or dance classes? It’s your call.
- Work/life balance (no, really): We have flexible working hours, a discretionary time off policy and offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave (both parents). We work hard, but we rejuvenate too.
- Your health matters: We provide comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family, including HSA contributions for high deductible plans.
Company HQ
University South, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Dan Carroll
(Founder & CSO)They studied Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona before using this expertise to co-found Wealthfront in December 2008.
David Fortunato
(CEO)David has been at Wealthfront since 2009, joining the company as CTO. He then became the President in 2019 and CEO in 2021.
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