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[Remote] Software Engineer, Frontend

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Wealthfront is a financial technology company building digital products that help clients grow and manage their wealth. The Software Engineer, Frontend will develop client-facing features, improve web platform infrastructure and developer productivity, and collaborate across engineering, design, and product teams.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with backend and mobile engineers, designers, and product managers to build new features and enhance existing features
  • Join other web engineers to triage and resolve operational issues, ensuring that mission-critical web systems and services operate smoothly across the web platform
  • Help with web platform infrastructure projects to improve the health and performance of our systems and increase product delivery velocity
  • Participate in recruiting activities such as interviewing
  • Provide mentorship to other engineers on the team

Skills

  • 2-5 years in a web-focused engineering role
  • A deep understanding of JavaScript, including standard ES5+, native DOM APIs, and ideally at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc)
  • Experience working with design to build custom pages and components, with a focus on page speed performance and writing custom CSS to create pages that are responsive across a variety of screen sizes
  • Real passion for working on projects that have a measurable business impact and like working in a fast-paced cross-functional environment
  • Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated testing
  • You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar server-side frameworks (such as Express or Django) is a plus

Benefits

  • US-based remote work, or Palo Alto, CA based hybrid in-office
  • Pair you with a mentor who will guide you through our structured onboarding program
  • Encourage you to work on projects that match your professional goals
  • Support your professional development by providing feedback during weekly 1:1s and our bi-annual reviews
  • Provide autonomy so you can be a happy and successful member of our team
  • Equity
  • A discretionary bonus
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 401K plan
  • Generous time off
  • Parental leave
  • Wellness reimbursements
  • Professional development
  • Employee investing discount

Company Overview

  • Wealthfront integrates investing and saving products to help young professionals build long-term wealth in any market condition. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.wealthfront.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Wealthfront has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 8 in 2025, 15 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 19 in 2021, 23 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.