Associate, Software Engineer

About the role

Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. Our 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 over 2M active savers, with over $50B in assets saved across all 50 states.

Vestwell's platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers. To learn more, visit vestwell.com

Who Are We Looking For?

The Engineering team is seeking a curious, growth-oriented engineer who wants to learn how production software is built on a real product team.

You’re a great fit if you enjoy building user-facing web applications, you take feedback well and ask good questions, and you want to get better at writing clean, tested TypeScript. You don’t need to own a product vertical yet — you will work on well-scoped tickets with support from senior engineers, contribute to code reviews, and gradually take on more independent work.

Day-to-Day, You May Also Be Expected To:

Build and update React/TypeScript UI in our web-based portal for a first class 401(k) platform

Write and maintain unit tests for components, hooks, and helpers (Jest, React Testing Library; MSW for API mocks in the admin UI)

Work from Jira tickets with your squad: clarify requirements, open PRs, respond to review comments, and ship incrementally

Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineers to turn specs and mockups into working UI

Learn our stack, coding standards, and Git/GitHub workflow with mentorship from the team

Requirements

The Necessities

Comfortable writing TypeScript and React (classwork, bootcamp, internships, personal projects, or 0–2 years of professional experience)

Familiarity with HTML and CSS, and a willingness to follow an existing component library and design system

Some experience writing tests (Jest, React Testing Library, or similar) — or a clear desire to learn testing as part of the job

Comfortable using Git for everyday work (clone, branch, commit, pull request)

Ability to communicate clearly, ask for help, and follow through on feedback

The Extras

Exposure to NestJS, Express, or another Node.js API framework

Experience with Material UI, React Query, or a similar component/data-fetching stack

Familiarity with Agile practice

Internship, co-op, or open-source experience on a team codebase

Interest in financial services or retirement products

CS degree or equivalent practical experience

This role will be based in our Austin office and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation.

The expected base salary range for this position is $95K - $110K 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.

Employee Benefits

We’re an innovative, high-growth company with an exciting future ahead. At Vestwell, we prioritize employee wellbeing through comprehensive health benefits, generous time off, and a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee. Our hybrid work model offers flexibility while providing access to our collaborative offices in Midtown Manhattan, Austin, King of Prussia, and Scottsdale. And, of course, as a company focused on helping people save for the future, we offer a competitive 401(k) plan.

Interview Process

Our interview process starts the same for every candidate with 1-2 introductory conversations to learn more about your background, interests, and what you're looking for, while also giving you the opportunity to learn more about Vestwell and the team. From there, the process varies by role but typically includes a skills or experience-based assessment, such as a coding interview, portfolio review, or deeper discussion of your relevant experience. Successful candidates then move on to a virtual or in-person interview panel. Before extending an offer, we complete a reference check with a current or former manager and a peer. Throughout the process, we prioritize transparency, clear communication, and minimizing surprises.

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.

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