Senior Backend Software Developer, Wealthsimple
Order Execution
Professional investing services made simple
Job no longer available
Professional investing services made simple
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone achieve financial freedom.
Role
Who you are
- Strong programming skills in Java/Kotlin, and proven experience using these languages to deliver robust and well-designed APIs for web and mobile applications
- Deep experience with relational databases, including performance tuning
- A deep understanding and coding execution on complex projects at scale
- A collaborative and open approach to communication: you are experienced in delivering clear, concise and solution-focused messages, that are easily understood by a cross-discipline team
- A passion for mentorship: you love empowering other developers while learning new skills
What the job involves
- Buying or selling a stock is a flagship part of the Wealthsimple product – and is a key opportunity to raise the bar on our client experience
- Within this, the Order Execution team is responsible for delivering a fast and streamlined trading experience that supports our clients
- Ensuring orders are sent to the market accurately, on time, and reliably
- Serving as the single source of truth for real-time FX rates, which is crucial for clients who purchase US securities or convert cash between currencies
- Building APIs that communicate key pieces of information to front-end systems
- As our products become more sophisticated and our client base grows, we strive to ensure our order execution systems scale and adapt appropriately
- As a Backend Engineer on the Order Execution team, you’ll own projects through to completion, partnering deeply with a cross-functional team to create a highly performant, business critical client experience
- You’ll work with a small team which has a huge focus on learning and development, shared knowledge and collaboration
- As part of your role, you’ll learn the ins and outs of trading, and be a huge part in providing a reliable service during market opening, which is 9:30AM EST every weekday
- We’re reimagining the way trading is done in Canada, and joining the Order Execution team and delivering fault-tolerant code continues us living that mission!
- Lead projects which include planning, scoping and regularly communicating progress to stakeholders to ensure the quality and timelines
- Optimize our code, delivering highly performant, efficient systems and databases that support our clients
- Partner closely with our product and design teams, impacting our design and UX through cross-functional collaboration
- Ship new features to our clients efficiently and reliably, following our best practices and values such as Shipping Daily, Keeping It Simple and being a Maker Owner
- Improve the development process for our engineering teams by keeping on top of industry trends and implementing new tools and best practices
- Participate in our hiring process and shape the growth and culture of the Engineering team
Our take
Wealthsimple is one of a crop of robo-advisors trying to democratize investment management. These companies are disrupting the industry by automating many of the processes involved in investment removing the need for human advisors.
But while other so-called robo-advisors are focused on courting the high end of the market, Wealthsimple is trying to provide the same types of tools and advice to all users, regardless of the amount they have to invest.
Wealthsimple does have higher fees than some other robo-advisors such as Betterment and Charles Schwab. However, the company believes that it provides a more user-friendly platform, tailored to millennials who will be attracted to Wealthsimple due to its ease of use and social impact offerings.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2021
$522m
LATE VC
Oct 2020
$87m
LATE VC
Total funding: $818m
Company benefits
- Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
- Company equity for full-time employees
- Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
- Paid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)
- 20 vacation days per year
- 90 Days Away program
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Generous sick and mental health days
- Employee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapy
- Up to $5,000 per year for mental health supports
- Gender Affirmation benefits
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expenses
- Employee resource groups
- Social impact hours
Company HQ
Fashion District, Toronto, ON
Articles
Leadership
Michael Katchen
(CEO)Previously worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey and then at Ancestry.com as Country Director for Canada.
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