Staff Software Engineer
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.
In short, we want to bring experienced Engineers in to make key decisions regarding technology, architecture, and software.
You’re a great fit for our team if you can balance detail-oriented tasks with long term strategy and scale initiatives. Most of all, you must be passionate about what you create and about the impact it can have. That matters to us, a lot.
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
Experience with Typescript and Node.js
Experience with Python
Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude and Cursor
Experience scaling and managing 3+ person teams
Advanced knowledge Agile practices
Extensive development experience
Experience mentoring more junior engineers
Experience with relational databases
Data Architecture experience
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
Fintech experience
Startup experience
Building pipelines in Jenkins
This role will be based in our New York City, Austin, King of Prussia, or Scottsdale office, and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation.
The expected base salary range for this position is $185K - $200K base. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new hire equity in the Company. Please note that salary bands are based on NY and other similar metro areas and may differ based on where the role is ultimately hired.