Hiring: Backend Engineer Company: Wealthfront Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:57:14 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Fixed Income, Java, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL, SQL Server, Spark, Spring About the job Required Skills: •Additionally, you might play a part in evolving the engineering organization by participating in recruiting activities such as interviewing and attending career fairs and providing mentorship to other engineers on the team. Qualifications: •You have passion for agile, test-driven development, continuous integration and automated testing. You also have a passion for working on platforms and backend systems that have measurable business impact and like working in a fast paced cross functional environment. •While not required, experience working with Spark pipelines is a plus along with knowledge of an ORM technology such as Hibernate.  Another plus is working with a dependency injection framework (one of Guice, Spring, Pico, Dagger). •You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field. •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 semi-annual reviews •Provide you 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. •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. •A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features. Compensation: •$150,000 - $189,000 / year •Estimated annual salary range: $150,000 - $189,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!