Staff Software Engineer

Overview Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. The New York City-based fintech platform redefines how people save for the critical aspects of life across retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs. Today, Vestwell enables over 350,000 businesses and nearly 1.5 million active savers, with over $30 billion in assets saved across all 50 United States. Vestwell offers a range of products, including workplace-delivered retirement plans, employer-offered student loan repayment benefits, and various savings accounts for education, emergencies, and individuals with disabilities. Vestwell\'s platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers. Who We\'re Looking For The Engineering team is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer, with experience in product feature development and architecture who can be effective on all levels of our engineering stack, and is willing to play all necessary roles such as architect, tech lead, code reviewer, Agile coach, and mentor. You\'re a great fit if you can balance detail-oriented tasks with long-term strategy and scale initiatives, and you are passionate about what you create and the impact it can have. Responsibilities Create and maintain optimal software supporting product initiatives and features using TypeScript Establish and enforce best practices in code to build sophisticated software that adheres to common programming principles Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product and Operations teams to support their product development needs Review requirements and translate into an executable development plan, breaking down projects to enable iterative and agile implementation Provide production support and train junior engineers Proactively drive the vision for architecture and design across multiple product verticals Manage the delivery of high-impact development solutions Requirements The Necessities 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude and Cursor Experience scaling and managing 3+ person teams Advanced knowledge of Agile practices Experience mentoring more junior engineers Experience with relational databases Experience with AWS cloud services Ability to triage and assign work Has experience working with and leading remote contractors Demonstrated experience with software architecture and design Experience working with and supporting cross-functional teams Extensive use of Git, preferably GitHub The Extras Startup experience Building pipelines in Jenkins This role will be based in either the New York City or Austin office, and will be part of Vestwell\'s hybrid in-office operation. Benefits We offer competitive health coverage and a generous vacation offering. We have adopted a hybrid office policy with offices in Midtown Manhattan, Austin, King of Prussia, and Phoenix to accommodate productive work environments. We also offer a 401(k) plan and an opportunity to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and equity. #J-18808-Ljbffr