Senior Staff Frontend Engineer, Betterment
Product Engineering
$230-260k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Automated investing & financial planning
Job no longer available
Automated investing & financial planning
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$230-260k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.
Role
Who you are
- Deep expertise in React and modern frontend development, with a strong grasp of component-based architecture, state management, and performance optimizations
- Experience working with GraphQL or a strong desire to dive into it
- A track record of leading frontend architecture decisions at scale
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams
- A passion for high-quality user experiences, accessibility, and performance
- Experience working in collaborative, fast-paced environments, balancing technical excellence with business impact
- Proficiency in modern web application testing strategies, including end-to-end browser testing and accessibility validation, with familiarity in tools like Playwright and Chromatic as a plus
What the job involves
- As a Senior Staff Engineer specializing in frontend web technologies, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our engineering efforts. This is more than just a technical role, you’ll drive innovation, mentor teams, and set the direction for our frontend architecture to ensure we deliver world-class user experiences at scale
- The Investor Engineering Organization is at the heart of our mission, building the client-facing web and mobile applications that empower users to achieve their financial goals. As we continue to expand our product offerings, we need to experiment quickly, adapt to new challenges, and maintain a seamless, high-quality user experience
- To make this possible, we’re evolving our frontend infrastructure, migrating to React and GraphQL, to create a modern, performant, and delightful experience for our customers. This transition is more than a technical upgrade; it’s an opportunity to redefine how we build, scale, and maintain our applications
- As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping our frontend architecture and engineering practices, ensuring we build scalable, maintainable, and high-performing applications. You will set the technical vision for our frontend ecosystem, guiding teams in adopting best practices for React, GraphQL, and modern web development
- Working closely with engineering leadership, you will drive strategic initiatives that influence multiple squads while fostering a culture of technical excellence. Your mentorship will empower engineers to grow, ensuring our frontend stack evolves with developer productivity, maintainability, and user experience in mind
- As a bridge between platform teams and product engineering, you will ensure our web and mobile applications grow together, balancing speed and flexibility with long-term sustainability. Most importantly, your expertise will help create a seamless, high-quality experience for our customers, where performance, accessibility, and innovation are at the forefront of everything we build
- Mentor and empower teams by providing guidance on React, GraphQL, performance optimizations, and frontend engineering excellence
- Set the technical vision for our frontend architecture, ensuring a scalable, maintainable, and high-performing application
- Lead best practices in frontend development, influencing code quality, design patterns, and testing strategies across multiple squads
- Collaborate with engineering leadership (Principal Engineers, Directors) to drive strategic initiatives and technical direction
- Bridge the gap between teams, working closely with platform engineers to ensure our web and mobile applications evolve in sync
- Advocate for developer productivity while keeping a strong focus on code maintainability, scalability, and high-quality user experiences
- Be a champion for performance and accessibility, ensuring every interaction feels seamless, responsive, and inclusive
Application process
- We’ll take a few weeks to review all applications. If we’d like to spend more time with you, we’ll reach out to arrange next steps, which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues
- In the interview process, we’ll look to learn more about your skills, experiences, capabilities, and motivators. Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment. Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions
- On average, it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision, depending on your availability and sense of urgency. As a best practice, we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision. Please note that, as we usually receive an overwhelming number of applications for open positions, we’re unable to offer individual feedback during the interview process
- We recognize that interviewing for a new role is a big deal. We appreciate you considering Betterment as the next step in your career, and our Recruiting Team is here to support and advocate for you through the interview process!
- Please note that in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information
Our take
Betterment is an app-based investment platform that provides personal finance data and guidance to retail users through a range of real-world data and AI analytics to deliver investment advice to customers.
The company has become the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S. Having expanded its 401k business, Betterment has entered the world of Crypto, partnering with Gemini to offer customized crypto portfolios and its "Crypto Investing by Betterment" platform.
Betterment has a wealth of competition in this increasingly crowded space. Other robo advisors offering similar services include Moneyfarm, Wealth Simple, M1 Finance and Personal Capital. Going forward, Betterment hopes to further distance itself from rivals as it further innovates its platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$60m
SERIES F
Jul 2017
$70m
SERIES E
Total funding: $335m
Company benefits
- Get comprehensive medical, dental, and vision, plus a free subscription to One Medical.
- We encourage you to take time off (seriously) and get the rest you need to do your best work.
- Employees welcoming little ones are eligible for our robust parental leave policy after six months of employment.
- We offer a 401(k) match and a match on qualified student loan payments.
- Gain a stake in Betterment’s success with company equity grants.
- Snacks, beverages, and catered lunches at our NYC HQ.
- We provide LGBTQIA+ transition and fertility support.
- Make connections through seven employee affinity groups and a social calendar of hybrid events.
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Sarah Kirshbaum Levy
(CEO)Prior to joining Betterment in 2020, Sarah served as the COO for Viacom Media Networks.
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