Vestwell
Senior Software Engineer
Vestwell is a 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 Are We Looking For? Vestwell’s payroll integrations engineering team is seeking a Software Engineer with demonstrated experience creating REST APIs using Typescript, Python, or other object‑oriented languages to enable communication between Vestwell’s systems and those of our partners. The ideal candidate will have worked within a kanban development team, writing well‑tested, maintainable code and collaborating day to day with stakeholders on our product and operations teams.
Have experience building and maintaining a public‑facing REST API.
Can balance detail‑oriented tasks with long‑term strategy and scale initiatives.
Prioritize sustainable development, delivering value quickly without compromising code sustainability.
Work strategically to avoid tech debt and are constantly looking for better ways.
Day to Day
Create and maintain public‑facing API endpoints using Typescript.
Follow best practices in code to build maintainable, low‑complexity software.
Work with stakeholders, including Vestwell’s Product team and external developers, to support their business needs.
Review requirements and translate into an executable development plan, breaking down projects for iterative and agile implementation.
Provide production support during business hours; no after‑hours on‑call support.
Requirements
Strong real‑time API systems design experience.
Strong experience working with Typescript on Node.js.
Experience testing your own code with unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
Experience building maintainable REST APIs for multiple customers.
Experience working with a RDBMS like PostgreSQL.
Understanding of git and other common software development tools.
Strong work ethic and the ability to deliver business value at a fast pace.
Extras
4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
Experience with Nest.js.
Experience working at a company founded in the past 10 years.
Experience provisioning AWS cloud services using Terraform.
This role will be based in Vestwell’s Austin or King of Prussia office, and will be expected to report to the office in a hybrid schedule.
The expected base salary range for this position is $145,000–$160,000 base. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new‑hire equity. Salary bands are based on NY and similar metro areas and may differ based on the role’s location.
Benefits Vestwell is an innovative, high‑growth company with exciting milestones ahead. We value health and wellness; we provide competitive health coverage, generous vacation, and a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee. We have a hybrid office policy; employees are welcome at our bright, comfortable office in Midtown Manhattan, with workspace options. We also offer a great 401(k) plan.
Process The process begins with interviews with team members, followed by a skills or experience screen (e.g., a coding interview for Engineers). A virtual or in‑person interview panel follows if the screen goes well. Before making an offer, we conclude with a reference check. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.
For your awareness you will only receive correspondence from recruiting@vestwell.com. Any other domain not ending in Vestwell.com is not our Recruitment team.
Vestwell’s privacy policy applies. Attention California residents: In the course of conducting our business, we must collect Personal Information from you. If you accept employment with Vestwell you may view our California Privacy Rights Act here: Vestwell’s California Privacy Rights Policy.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome diversity.
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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 Are We Looking For? Vestwell’s payroll integrations engineering team is seeking a Software Engineer with demonstrated experience creating REST APIs using Typescript, Python, or other object‑oriented languages to enable communication between Vestwell’s systems and those of our partners. The ideal candidate will have worked within a kanban development team, writing well‑tested, maintainable code and collaborating day to day with stakeholders on our product and operations teams.
Have experience building and maintaining a public‑facing REST API.
Can balance detail‑oriented tasks with long‑term strategy and scale initiatives.
Prioritize sustainable development, delivering value quickly without compromising code sustainability.
Work strategically to avoid tech debt and are constantly looking for better ways.
Day to Day
Create and maintain public‑facing API endpoints using Typescript.
Follow best practices in code to build maintainable, low‑complexity software.
Work with stakeholders, including Vestwell’s Product team and external developers, to support their business needs.
Review requirements and translate into an executable development plan, breaking down projects for iterative and agile implementation.
Provide production support during business hours; no after‑hours on‑call support.
Requirements
Strong real‑time API systems design experience.
Strong experience working with Typescript on Node.js.
Experience testing your own code with unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
Experience building maintainable REST APIs for multiple customers.
Experience working with a RDBMS like PostgreSQL.
Understanding of git and other common software development tools.
Strong work ethic and the ability to deliver business value at a fast pace.
Extras
4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
Experience with Nest.js.
Experience working at a company founded in the past 10 years.
Experience provisioning AWS cloud services using Terraform.
This role will be based in Vestwell’s Austin or King of Prussia office, and will be expected to report to the office in a hybrid schedule.
The expected base salary range for this position is $145,000–$160,000 base. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new‑hire equity. Salary bands are based on NY and similar metro areas and may differ based on the role’s location.
Benefits Vestwell is an innovative, high‑growth company with exciting milestones ahead. We value health and wellness; we provide competitive health coverage, generous vacation, and a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee. We have a hybrid office policy; employees are welcome at our bright, comfortable office in Midtown Manhattan, with workspace options. We also offer a great 401(k) plan.
Process The process begins with interviews with team members, followed by a skills or experience screen (e.g., a coding interview for Engineers). A virtual or in‑person interview panel follows if the screen goes well. Before making an offer, we conclude with a reference check. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.
For your awareness you will only receive correspondence from recruiting@vestwell.com. Any other domain not ending in Vestwell.com is not our Recruitment team.
Vestwell’s privacy policy applies. Attention California residents: In the course of conducting our business, we must collect Personal Information from you. If you accept employment with Vestwell you may view our California Privacy Rights Act here: Vestwell’s California Privacy Rights Policy.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome diversity.
#J-18808-Ljbffr