Staff Software Engineer, Vestwell
$156.8-171k
The modern savings platform
Job no longer available
The modern savings platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$156.8-171k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make saving for life's most important milestones accessible to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You’re a great fit for our team if you can balance detail-oriented tasks with long term strategy and scale initiatives. Most of all, you must be passionate about what you create and about the impact it can have. That matters to us, a lot
- Excellent understanding of Scala and functional programming
- Architecting, modifying, and working with SQL-based Databases
- Developing, maintaining, and supporting automation test suites
- Experience building, specifying, and consuming RESTful APIs
- Demonstrated expertise with unit and integration testing
- Experience with Git
- Working closely with Product, QA, and other Engineers, in a cross functional vertical team, and a willingness to play any role necessary within that team
Desirable
- Node, React, and other JS technologies
- Advanced knowledge of common architecture patterns and anti-patterns
- Embraces a design and documentation culture
- Devops or sysops background, especially with Docker, and AWS services
- An understanding of SRE best practices, such as post-mortems, logging, alerting, and toil reduction
- CS Degree
What the job involves
- The Engineering team is seeking an experienced Scala Engineer with 7+ years of experience, who can be effective on all levels of our application stack, and is willing to participate in all development activities such as implementation, design, test and code reviews
- Collaborate closely with other Engineers, Architects and the rest of the Vestwell team to build new services and features
- Create and own Architecture diagrams and designs
- Work with both Engineering and Product teams to drive solution design
- Build REST APIs and services
- Participate in peer code reviews
- Provide production support and train the junior engineers
- Own entire features from a technology perspective
Application process
- It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 - 2 conversations about Vestwell, your experience, and your interests
- Next steps can vary by role, but the usual next steps are a skill or experience screen (e.g. a coding interview for an Engineer, a portfolio review for a Designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in-person interview panel after that if the screens go well
- Before making an offer, our interview process concludes with a references check stage for your recruiter to meet with a current or former supervisor and peer. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process
Our take
Access to retirement and workplace savings remains a challenge for many American workers, especially in gig and non-traditional roles. Founded in 2016, Vestwell is a fintech company making savings simpler, more accessible, and inclusive. From retirement accounts to students loan repayment and specialized savings programs, Vestwell is helping build a modern savings economy for everyone.
Vestwell's platform gives employers, payroll providers, and financial advisors easy tools to manage savings plans, while empowering employees to save directly from their paychecks. And programs like the Amazon Delivery Service Partner pooled employer plan and state-run auto-IRA initiative show just how Vestwell is helping underserved workers gain access to retirement savings, creating real financial security for millions nationwide.
Serving nearly 1.5M participants across 350,000 businesses with over $35B in assets, Vestwell has raised $125M in recent funding and expanded state partnerships. By tailoring solutions for gig and mobile workforces, the company has put itself in a prime position to continue transforming how Americans save, making financial security more accessible than ever.
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Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2026
$385m
SERIES E
Dec 2023
$125m
SERIES D
Total funding: $622.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive health coverage
- A dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee
- Generous vacation, safe/sick time, and leave policies
- Strong focus on learning & development
- Hybrid work environment
- A great 401(k) plan!
Company HQ
Midtown East, New York, NY
Leadership
Aaron Schumm
(Founder & CEO)Studied Finance at GIES College of Business and then received an MBA from Duke. Head Equity Research at financial advisory firm Dillon Scott Securities, Product Manager at Fiserv, VP of Product Marketing at Citi.
David Sheen
(CFO)David joined Vestwell in 2017 as an SVP of Finance & HR and became CFO in 2020. Prior to this, he spent 2 years at Primary Venture Partners as a Senior Associate and Principal and 3 years at Morgan Stanley as an Investment Banking Associate.
Jonathan Mark
(COO)Jonathan joined Vestwell in 2021 as an SVP of Business Operations & Strategy and became COO in 2023. Prior to this, he was the Interim Head of Member Operations at Garner Health and a Go-to-market Consultant at Elemental Cognition. He also spent nearly 7 years at Bridgewater Associates in various roles including Chief of Staff to Department Head of Engineering and AI (Principles Division) and Head of Business Operations (Principles Division).
Patty Kim
(CPO)Prior to joining Vestwell in 2020, Patty was a Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition/VP of People Ops & Talent at Conductor. She also spent 3 years at Dentsu Aegis Network as a Director of Talent Acquisition and 3 years at 24 Seven as an Account Manager.
Rob Molchon
(CTO)Prior to joining Vestwell in 2021, Rob held VP roles at Integral Ad Science, Sizmek, MediaMind, and Unicast.
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