Wealth.com
estate planning
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at Wealth.com. Skills: backend systems, TypeScript, cloud infrastructure, operational mindset. Design, build, and scale backend systems powering estate planning, tax planning, and AI-driven products. Design, build, and operate backend services including APIs, data pipelines, and integrations”
What You'll Achieve.
drive scale, efficiency, and measurable client impact; modernize the delivery of estate planning guidance
Industry & Context.
translate ambiguous problems into well-scoped technical solutions
on-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping backend systems to production, 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
Nice to Have
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
What You'll Do.
and scale backend systems powering estate planning
and AI-driven products
and operate backend services including APIs
Take features from spec through design
Write production-grade TypeScript code with testing
and operational discipline
Contribute to system design decisions around scalability
Participate in code review
technical design discussions
and on-call rotations
Help shape engineering culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers; Collaborate across product, design, and other engineering teams
Communication Scope
written; verbal
Full Job Description
ABOUT US Wealth.com http://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 http://Wealth.com enables firms to drive scale, efficiency, and measurable client impact. Trusted by some of the largest names in finance, Wealth.com http://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 http://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 http://Wealth.com a truly enjoyable workplace. Wealth.com http://Wealth.com is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for 2025. THE OPPORTUNITY As a Software Engineer at Wealth.com http://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/integrati
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