Software Engineer, Frontend
Wealthfront, Palo Alto, CA +3
- Pay
- $150K–$189K / year
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
About the role
*This role supports US-based remote work, or Palo Alto, CA based hybrid in-office.
We’re looking for Software Engineers to join our team. As part of a cross-functional scrum team you will design and develop new products and features to help clients grow their wealth. In addition to building client facing features leveraging our in-house Design System components, you also work on improving our infrastructure and developer productivity and can have significant impact afforded by our cross-platform collaboration methods.
As a core member of the Frontend team, you will: - 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
This role could be a fit if you have: - 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 with Ruby on Rails or similar server-side frameworks (such as Express or Django) is a plus
- 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.
Once you join, Wealthfront will: - 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
Estimated annual salary range: $150,000 - $189,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus.
Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!
About Wealthfront
Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money.
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