Wealthsimple

Senior Software Developer - Tax

Wealthsimple$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant professional software engineering experience with a focus on production systems.
  • Strong full-stack development skills, particularly in React or a similar framework.
  • Professional proficiency in Python, or willingness to quickly adapt to Python-based systems.
  • Experience in leading technical projects and breaking down complex problems.
  • History of mentoring other engineers and enhancing team performance.
  • Strong fundamentals in API design, testing, debugging, and operations.
  • Ability to collaborate within regulated environments, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Own complex engineering projects from inception through delivery and ongoing improvements.
  • Build and maintain full-stack applications using React and Python.
  • Contribute to and modernize the current frontend code, including legacy components.
  • Design and maintain reliable services for tax-related workflows.
  • Collaborate with various teams to clarify requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Make informed decisions regarding architecture, testing, and security.
  • Utilize AI tools to improve development processes and outcomes.

Benefits

  • Culture of clear communication and shared ownership.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional development.
  • Collaborative work environment across diverse teams.
  • Participation in hiring and team development activities.
Full Job Description
About the role

As a Senior Software Developer on the Tax team, you will work across the stack to build, improve, and operate products that help Canadians complete their tax obligations with confidence.

You will take meaningful projects from discovery and technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration. You'll help shape technical direction, raise engineering standards, and mentor teammates while contributing directly to production code.

This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys complex, regulated domains; can work comfortably across frontend and backend systems; and brings sound judgment to ambiguous problems.

What you'll do
  • Own complex, end-to-end engineering projects, from problem definition and technical design through delivery and ongoing improvement.
  • Build and maintain full-stack experiences using React on the frontend and Python on the backend.
  • Contribute to existing frontend code, including legacy jQuery and Backbone components, while helping the team modernize and simplify the codebase over time.
  • Design and operate reliable services and integrations that support tax filing, reporting, and other critical client workflows.
  • Partner with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, and other engineering teams to clarify requirements, surface trade-offs, and deliver practical solutions.
  • Make thoughtful decisions about architecture, testing, observability, security, and maintainability.
  • Use AI-native development workflows to improve the speed and quality of design, implementation, debugging, and programming.
  • Raise the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, documentation, pairing, and mentorship.
  • Participate in the team's hiring and interview process.
  • Help create a culture of clear communication, learning, and shared ownership.


What you bring
  • Significant professional software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping and operating production systems.
  • Strong full-stack development experience, including React or a comparable modern frontend framework.
  • Professional experience with Python, or demonstrated ability to become productive quickly in Python-based systems.
  • Experience leading complex technical projects and breaking ambiguous problems into clear, deliverable steps.
  • A history of mentoring engineers and improving the effectiveness of the people around you.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals, including API design, automated testing, debugging, monitoring, and operational excellence.
  • The ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical partners in a regulated or high-trust environment.
  • Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and a low-ego approach to feedback and teamwork.
  • An AI-first development workflow that uses tools such as Claude thoughtfully while maintaining engineering rigor and accountability for the final result.
Helpful experience
  • Experience in fintech, tax, accounting, payments, or another regulated financial-services domain.
  • Familiarity with Canada Revenue Agency processes, tax reporting, or tax-filing products.
  • Experience with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks.
  • Experience modernizing or migrating legacy frontend codebases.
  • Experience working in a fast-moving product engineering environment with broad individual ownership.


About Wealthsimple

Wealthsimple is a financial services company that provides online investment management and trading services. The company's platform allows users to invest in a variety of financial products, including stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and offers a range of tools and resources to help users manage their investments. Wealthsimple also offers a high-interest savings account and a tax preparation service. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Learn more about Wealthsimple
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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