Associate Software Engineer
At a glance
Junior Software Engineering role at Wealth.com. New York · full-time · $100,000–$145,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and run backend services, APIs, data pipelines and connections to wealth management platforms
- Carry features from initial specifications through testing and release, then monitor how they perform
- Write TypeScript with robust tests and monitoring, and help keep production systems reliable
- Work with product, design and engineering peers to turn unclear needs into defined technical work
- Join design reviews and code reviews, contribute to engineering practices, and take part in on-call rotations
What you bring
- Up to two years of professional experience delivering backend software to production
- Strong TypeScript skills, or substantial experience in another typed language and the ability to learn TypeScript quickly
- Practical experience operating systems with real users, traffic and data volumes
- Knowledge of backend building blocks, including APIs, databases, messaging, caching and concurrency
- Experience with cloud services, containers, CI/CD and production operations such as logging, alerts and incident response
Who this fits
This junior role suits an engineer ready to own backend work and collaborate across product and design in a changing environment. You’ll work from the New York office three days each week.
From the employer
About Us
Wealth.com is the industry's leading estate planning platform, empowering more than 1,000 wealth management firms to modernize the delivery of estate planning guidance to their clients. As the only tech-led, end-to-end platform built specifically for financial institutions, Wealth.com enables firms to drive scale, efficiency, and measurable client impact. Trusted by some of the largest names in finance, Wealth.com combines proprietary AI, robust security, and deep technological and legal expertise to serve the full range of client needs, from foundational plans to the most sophisticated estate strategies. The company has been widely recognized for innovation and leadership, winning Top Estate Planning Technology and Top Estate Planning Implementation at the 2025 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards, being named the 2024 Best Technology Provider in the Trust category, and earning #1 in estate planning market share in the 2025 Kitces AdvisorTech Study.
Our team is fundamental to our standing as the leading estate planning platform. We cultivate a collaborative and supportive environment, fostering innovation and making Wealth.com a truly enjoyable workplace. Wealth.com is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for 2025.
The Opportunity
As an Associate Software Engineer at Wealth.com, you will help design, build, and scale the backend systems powering our estate planning, tax planning, and AI-driven products used by tens of thousands of financial advisors and their clients. You'll work on a TypeScript-first stack alongside engineers who have shipped production software at scale, and you'll have significant ownership over the systems you build — from architecture and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
We're hiring across multiple product areas (estate planning, tax planning, Esther AI, platform/integrations) and will match strong engineers to the team where they're most excited to contribute.
Your Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate backend services that power Wealth.com's products — including APIs, data pipelines, and integrations with enterprise wealth management platforms
Take features from spec through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-launch monitoring; own what you ship
Write production-grade TypeScript code with strong testing, observability, and operational discipline
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate ambiguous problems into well-scoped technical solutions
Contribute to system design decisions around scalability, reliability, security, and performance
Participate in code review, technical design discussions, and on-call rotations as the team grows
Help shape engineering culture, tooling, and best practices as we scale the org
Qualifications
0-2 years of professional software engineering experience shipping backend systems to production
Strong proficiency in TypeScript, or deep experience in another typed language (Java, Go, C#, Kotlin, Rust) with demonstrated ability to ramp quickly into TypeScript
Hands-on experience designing and operating systems at meaningful scale — handling real traffic, real data volumes, and real users
Solid grasp of backend fundamentals: API design (REST/gRPC), relational and NoSQL databases, messaging/event-driven systems, caching, and concurrency
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD workflows
Production-grade operational mindset: logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, incident response, and a track record of supporting what you ship
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, startup environment where priorities shift and you're expected to drive your own work
Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across product, design, and other engineering teams
Bonus
Prior experience at an early or growth-stage startup, ideally one where you helped scale systems from early traction through significant growth
Experience in fintech, wealth management, or other regulated environments (compliance, audit, PII handling)
Background in AI/ML infrastructure, LLM-powered product development, or document processing (OCR, extraction pipelines)
Experience integrating with enterprise platforms used by financial institutions (custodians, CRMs, portfolio management systems)
Exposure to TypeScript ecosystem tools: Node.js, NestJS, tRPC, Prisma, PostgreSQL
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits & Perks
Competitive Salary.
Hybrid in the NYC Office (3x a week)
Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options, with low-cost premium structures that demonstrate our commitment to offering great value to our employees.
100% Company Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability
100% Paid Parental Leave upon eligibility
Company equity managed through Carta.
401k with Match and 100% vesting upon hire.
Flexible PTO in an environment where taking time off to relax or recharge is supported and encouraged.
Take time off for holidays—and yes, your birthday counts too. Celebrate, relax, and recharge without thinking twice.
Free estate planning for life!
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