Acorns, a leading financial wellness app with over 14 million users and $25 billion in investments, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for their Growth team. This role offers the flexibility of remote work or office locations in Irvine, CA, or New York, NY. The position focuses on building and maintaining scalable services that support user onboarding and financial education for millions of customers.
The Growth team operates with high autonomy and promotes an operational-centric, customer-first culture. The tech stack includes modern technologies like GraphQL, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, DynamoDB, Lambda, and various AWS services. As a senior engineer, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing customer-facing services, improving system performance, and leading technical initiatives.
The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $184,500 to $217,100, along with comprehensive benefits including stock options, 401(k) matching, flexible work arrangements, and various wellness resources. Acorns values continuous learning and development, offering career development programs and leadership opportunities.
The ideal candidate brings 6-10+ years of relevant experience, strong expertise in database systems, API design, and software engineering practices. They should be passionate about delivering high-quality solutions and align with Acorns' mission of democratizing financial wellness for everyday people and families.
Working at Acorns means joining a mission-driven company that's creating meaningful impact in the fintech space, with values centered around leading with heart, making bold decisions, building trust, continuous growth, and finding solutions to challenges.