Wealthfront

Software Engineer, Frontend

Wealthfront$150K — $189K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years in a web-focused engineering role
  • Deep understanding of JavaScript, including ES5+ and native DOM APIs
  • Familiarity with at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular)
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar frameworks is a plus
  • Skilled in creating responsive web pages and components with custom CSS
  • Passion for impactful projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with test-driven development and continuous integration

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new features
  • Resolve operational issues for mission-critical web systems
  • Work on infrastructure projects to optimize system health and performance
  • Participate in interviewing and recruiting activities
  • Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge

Benefits

  • Structured onboarding with a dedicated mentor
  • Opportunities to work on projects aligned with professional goals
  • Ongoing professional development through feedback and reviews
  • Autonomy in your role for job satisfaction
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401K plan with employer contribution
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave
  • Wellness reimbursements and professional development support
  • Employee investing discount
Full Job Description
*This role supports US-based remote work, or Palo Alto, CA based hybrid in-office.

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.

As a core member of the Frontend team, you will:

  • 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


This role could be a fit if you have:

  • 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.


Once you join, Wealthfront will:

  • Pair you with a mentor who will guide you through our structured onboarding program
  • Encourage you to work on projects that match your professional goals
  • Support your professional development by providing feedback during weekly 1:1s and our bi-annual reviews
  • Provide autonomy so you can be a happy and successful member of our team


Estimated annual salary range: $150,000 - $189,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!

About Wealthfront

Wealthfront is a robo-advisor that provides automated investment management services. The company was founded in 2008 by Andy Rachleff and Dan Carroll. Wealthfront's platform uses algorithms to create and manage investment portfolios for clients based on their risk tolerance and financial goals. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has over $20 billion in assets under management. Wealthfront has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America by Deloitte's Technology Fast 500.
Learn more about Wealthfront
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2008

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