Senior Software Engineer

• Busy day, we securely move millions of dollars through the Betterment system and ensure each transaction flows through a complex series of risk checks for strict regulatory compliance
• Every ounce of efficiency and intelligence we pour into this system translates into more value for our customers
• We’re looking for engineers to help us answer some of our most difficult backend scaling, software design, and optimization questions
• As a Senior Engineer in our Broker Dealer organization, you’ll help balance on-time delivery of new platform features alongside system stability and scale, all while helping mentor and grow a team of amazing engineers
• Build innovative trading and money-movement technology that empowers people to make the most of their money so they can live better
• Solve “impossible” problems. Take your ideas to the next level right away. We experiment, iterate, learn, and repeat
• Uphold a standard of excellence in your work, continuously seeking improvement and welcoming guidance from more experienced engineers
• Collaborate with purpose. You’ll work in small groups with other talented thinkers and figure out how to make Betterment’s software even better
• Gain trust through transparency. We believe in taking the guesswork out of investing. That means a consistent experience for our customers — you’ll build the tools to make it possible
• Create efficiency. Our software helps customers save time and money. We maintain it through clean code, pragmatic programming, and lean engineering
• Contribute to an environment of open communication where engineers feel empowered to share ideas and take initiative to solve problems that achieve company objectives

Benefits

• Compensation & Ownership: Competitive, benchmarked salary. Equity for everyone, including new hire, performance, and refresher grants.
• Retirement: 401(k) match from day one, including Student loan matching. Zero management fees.
• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. One Medical membership. Fertility and LGBTQIA+ transition support.
• Time Away: Flexible time off. Paid parental leave for all parents. Four-week sabbatical in year six.
• In-Office Culture & Flexibility: An in-person, collaborative culture, with no required office days during the summer and winter holidays.
• Growth & Development: Free Coaching for everyone and continuous development.
• Community & Care: Chef lunches, guest speakers, company gatherings, heritage celebrations, and seven Employee Resource Groups.
• Employee Support: Dedicated benefits advocate and EAP access.

Proven ability to lead and manage projects that span one or more teams, considering tradeoffs to ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining high standards of quality, performance and securityExperience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend software componentsExperience working in large-scale distributed systemsA strong command of fundamental algorithms and data structures5+ years of professional expertise in at least one object oriented language, preferably Java5+ years professional experience with SQL and relational databases, including designing schemas and writing detailed SQL queries