Full-Time

Software Engineer

DevOps Platform

Wealthfront

Wealthfront

201-500 employees

Automated wealth management via robo-advisors

Compensation Overview

$145k - $185k/yr

+ Equity + Discretionary Bonus

Palo Alto, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (2)
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Required Skills
Chef
Puppet
Java
Go
Terraform
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • A BS or MS in Computer Science or an Engineering field
  • Experience with running and troubleshooting modern Linux systems and services in production
  • 2+ years of experience developing reliable production-grade software in Java, Go, or other similar languages
  • Proficiency with at least one automation technology such as Terraform, Chef, or Puppet
  • Successfully designed and deployed mission-critical complex distributed systems
  • Excellent critical thinking and communications skills with a desire to both learn from and educate your peers
Responsibilities
  • Maintain our core infrastructure by writing software to automate application deployment, configure our infrastructure, and manage critical services such as our databases
  • Ensure that mission critical services operate reliably by triaging and fixing operational issues in linux environments as an on-call engineer, participating in post-mortems, and implementing improvements to prevent future issues
  • Design, implement, and deploy internal tools and services to accelerate productivity of the wider Engineering team and enable direct ownership of operations
  • Help manage our server hardware in our physical data centers which may occasionally include travel to our Bay Area or New Jersey data centers for onsite projects
  • Be involved in key decisions regarding the evolution of our infrastructure

Wealthfront uses robo-advisors to automatically manage and rebalance clients' portfolios for long-term growth through an online platform. It also offers a high-yield cash account via partner banks, a diversified bond portfolio with dividends and tax advantages, and a stock discovery/trading platform for quick equity investments. Revenue comes from advisory fees deducted from investment returns, aligning the platform’s earnings with client results. Its aim is to provide accessible, automated financial tools that make saving, investing, and growing wealth straightforward for individuals.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Cash accounts generate 75% of $365 million 2026 revenue at 46% EBITDA margins.
  • Mortgage and lending expansions diversify beyond rate-sensitive cash products.
  • $100 million share repurchase signals confidence with $454 million cash reserves.

What critics are saying

  • Federal Reserve rate cuts compress 75% revenue from cash account spreads.
  • Investor lawsuit over mortgage risks triggers regulatory scrutiny and selloffs.
  • Q4 2026 $133.7 million loss from credit costs erodes profitability.

What makes Wealthfront unique

  • Automated tax-loss harvesting boosts after-tax returns for $93 billion in assets.
  • Quantitatively rebalanced portfolios target Millennials and Gen Z investors.
  • Capital-light model achieves $200 million assets per employee with 400 staff.

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Benefits

Free lunches, snacks, coffee

Receive 1:1 mentorship

Caltrain pass, an additional transportation stipend, and relocation bonuses

Monthly wellness reimbursement

Discretionary time off policy and offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

6%
Yahoo Finance
Apr 10th, 2026
Citizens keeps Market Outperform rating on Wealthfront with $17 target, sees long growth runway

Wealthfront Corp has received a reiterated Market Outperform rating from Citizens with a $17 price target following a fireside chat with company executives. The digital financial platform enables users to invest, borrow and manage funds. The company reported fiscal Q4 2026 revenue of $96.1 million, up 16% year-on-year, with adjusted EBITDA of $44.2 million at a 46% margin. Full-year revenue reached a record $365 million, rising 18%. Wealthfront closed the fiscal year with $453.8 million in cash and its board approved a $100 million share repurchase programme. Citizens analysts highlighted Wealthfront's positioning for long-term client relationships and noted significant opportunity to capture a larger share of clients' wallets. The company comprises 0.28% of George Soros's stock portfolio.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 11th, 2026
Wealthfront reports $133.7M Q4 loss despite $365M annual revenue

Wealthfront reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $133.7 million, or $1.31 per share, with revenue of $96.1 million. The Palo Alto-based investment manager posted a full-year loss of $42.1 million, or 76 cents per share, on revenue of $365 million.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 8th, 2026
Wealthfront faces investor lawsuit review over mortgage expansion post-IPO

A securities law firm has launched an investor lawsuit investigation into Wealthfront following its first post-IPO earnings release. The review examines potential conflicts of interest and risk disclosures related to the company's expansion into mortgages. The investigation focuses on how the mortgage initiative affects asset flows, revenue mix and board oversight. Wealthfront, an automated investing platform, has been expanding into mortgages as part of a broader push to become a multiproduct financial hub covering investing, banking and credit. At $8.49 per share, Wealthfront's stock trades 46% below the analyst target of $15.67. Simply Wall St flags the stock as trading 96.8% above its estimated fair value. The company reported $351.5 million in revenue with 35.2% margins, though profit margins have declined year-on-year alongside significant insider selling.

IPOScoop.com LLC
Dec 15th, 2025
Wealthfront Corp.

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Microsoft
Dec 12th, 2025
Wealthfront IPO set to debut at $14 per share as first publicly traded robo-advisor

Wealthfront priced its initial public offering at $14 per share, becoming the first publicly traded robo-advisor. The stock indicated to open at $15.50, representing an 11% potential gain from its IPO price, and will trade on Nasdaq under the symbol WLTH. The Palo Alto-based company manages $90 billion in platform assets, with just over half in its high-yield cash savings offering. Cash management accounts for 76% of revenue, whilst investment advisory makes up 24%. Wealthfront generated $339 million in revenue and $123 million in net income for the 12 months ending 31 July, achieving a 36% net income margin. The company serves roughly 1.3 million customers, primarily Millennials and Gen Z investors, charging 0.25% annually on assets under management. However, falling interest rates could pressure its cash management revenue.