Betterment

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

Betterment HQ - New York City · Senior

No sponsorship$175k-$215kDetected 20 days ago

JavaDistributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsSQLCommunicationMentoring

About the role

Broker Dealer is the core of the Betterment platform.
On a 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.

Build innovative trading and money-movement technology that empowers people to make the most of their money so they can live better
Collaborate with purpose. You'll work in small groups with other talented thinkers and figure out how to make Betterment's software even better
Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.
Collaborate with purpose.
That means a consistent experience for our customers - you'll build the tools to make it possible
Create efficiency.
We maintain it through clean code, pragmatic programming, and lean engineering

5+ years professional experience in at least one object-oriented language
Familiarity with writing Java code
5+ years professional experience with SQL and relational databases, including designing schemas and writing detailed SQL queries
Experience working in large-scale distributed systems

Day-one 401(k) match plus matching on qualified student loan payments.
What happens next
We'll take a few weeks to review all applications.
If we'd like to spend more time with you, we'll reach out to arrange next steps, which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues.
Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment.
Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions.
On average, it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision, depending on your availability and sense of urgency.
As a best practice, we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision.

Below we've reflected the base salary range for this position.
The range listed is just one component of Betterment's total compensation package for employees.

Equity for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants.
Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, and a fully paid four-week sabbatical in your sixth year.

Company-paid professional coaching for all employees.
Contribute to an environment of open communication where engineers feel empowered to share ideas and take initiative to solve problems that achieve company objectives
We're looking for engineers to help us answer some of our most difficult backend scaling, software design, and optimization questions.
Create efficiency. Our software helps customers save time and money. We maintain it through clean code, pragmatic programming, and lean engineering
Our software helps customers save time and money.

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