Backend Engineer, Wealthfront
Fraud & Risk
$140-185k
Plus equity and a discretionary bonus
Automated investment management
Job no longer available
Automated investment management
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$140-185k
Plus equity and a discretionary bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a financial system that favors people, not institutions.
Role
Who you are
- You have 2-6 years of experience in developing backend components, services or APIs in Java or a similar language
- You demonstrate knowledge and understanding of distributed systems and functional programming paradigms
- You have knowledge of SQL and experience working with online data stores (ideally something like MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server but NoSQL is okay)
- You have passion for agile, test-driven development, continuous integration and automated testing
- While not required, knowledge of Python is a plus
- While not required, you dabble in data science, machine learning, analytics
- While not required, knowledge of an ORM technology such as Hibernate would be useful
- While not required, another plus is working with a dependency injection framework (one of Guice, Spring, Pico, Dagger)
- You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field
What the job involves
- We are looking for a backend engineer to join our Fraud and Risk development team
- You will work with other engineers to design and build new features, or enhance existing features, in the Fraud and Risk space
- This includes automated testing, and monitoring to require minimal operational maintenance
- A successful engineer in this role is someone who not only thinks about how to build something and make it work, but also can see the ways systems can be manipulated by bad actors to do illegal, unethical, or uncool things
- We are looking for individuals who have some interest or background in analytics, as a large part of what we do is centered around data
- This role provides opportunity for leadership both at the project and team level. We value a tightly knit collaborative environment, giving people a mix of team and independent decision making
- Additionally, you will have the opportunity to play a part in evolving the engineering organization by participating in recruiting activities such as interviewing candidates and attending career fairs
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Wealthfront's platform takes the hassle and stress out of investing, financial planning, borrowing, and saving with automated services and financial advice. Its robo-advisor allows customers to set a financial limit on their accounts, anything above the limit is moved into an investment account or another account chosen by the customer.
Indeed, it has some similarities to round-up apps like Acorn, which round up purchases and put the spare change into savings. There are other companies working on robo-advisors too, such as Morgan Stanley and Betterment.
Nonetheless, with an impressive and steadily increasing list of clients, with more than $50B of assets under its management, Wealthfront achieved Unicorn status in September 2022. Wealthfront is diversifying its offerings, branching into high-interest checking accounts and investment advice.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2018
$75m
SERIES E
Oct 2014
$64m
SERIES D
Total funding: $204.5m
Company benefits
- 401(k)
- Medical/Vision/Dental insurance
- HSA contributions for high deductible plans
- Discretionary time off policy
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave (both parents)
- Flexible working hours
- Monthly wellness reimbursement
Company values
- Client-centricity: Wealthfront puts its clients first, providing personalized financial advice and investment management services to help them achieve their financial goals
- Transparency: Wealthfront values transparency in all aspects of its business, from its investment strategies to its fees and pricing
- Innovation: Wealthfront is committed to innovation, using cutting-edge technology to provide its clients with the best possible financial services and products
- Continuous learning: Wealthfront encourages its employees to continuously learn and grow, providing opportunities for professional development and advancement
Company HQ
University South, Palo Alto, CA
Founders
Dan Carroll
(CSO)They studied Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona before using this expertise to co-found Wealthfront in December 2008.
Andy Rachleff
(Executive Chairman)Prior to Wealthfront, they co-founded and was General Partner of Benchmark Capital, where they were responsible for investing in a number of successful companies including Equinix, Juniper Networks, and Opsware.
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