Staff Software Engineer

MoneyLion; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health coverage

Generous vacation offering

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Engineering team at MoneyLion is looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to contribute to Product feature development and architecture. You’ll be key in making decisions regarding technology and design while mentoring junior engineers.

Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience with Typescript and Node.js, along with skills in Agile practices. The role offers a hybrid work model and competitive salary ranging between $185K to $200K.

MoneyLion values health and wellness and provides generous health coverage and vacation offerings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Extensive development experience across multiple domains.
• Experience scaling and managing teams of 3+ engineers.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain software supporting Product initiatives using Typescript.
• Enforce best practices in code for sophisticated software development.
• Review requirements and translate to executable development plans.

Skills

Experience with Typescript

Experience with Node.js

Experience with Python

Proficiency with AI tools (Claude, Cursor)

Agile practices

Git (preferably GitHub)

Data Architecture experience

Experience mentoring junior engineers

Tools

Jenkins

AWS cloud services

Relational databases

Job description

Who Are We Looking For?

The Engineering team is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer, with experience in Product feature development and Architecture who can be effective on all levels of our Engineering stack, and is willing to play all necessary roles such as architect, tech lead, code reviewer, Agile coach, and mentor.

In short, we want to bring experienced Engineers in to make key decisions regarding technology, architecture, and software.

You’re a great fit for our team if you can balance detail‑oriented tasks with long‑term strategy and scale initiatives. Most of all, you must be passionate about what you create and about the impact it can have. That matters to us, a lot.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain optimal software supporting Product initiatives and features using Typescript
• Establish and enforce best practices in code to build sophisticated software that adheres to common programming principles
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product and Operations teams to support their Product development needs
• Review requirements and translate into an executable development plan, breaking down projects to enable iterative and agile implementation
• Provide production support and train junior engineers
• Proactively drive the vision for architecture and design across multiple product verticals
• Manage the delivery of high impact development solutions

Requirements

The Necessities:

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience with Typescript and Node.js
• Experience with Python
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude and Cursor
• Experience scaling and managing 3+ person teams
• Advanced knowledge Agile practices
• Extensive development experience
• Experience mentoring more junior engineers
• Experience with relational databases
• Data Architecture experience
• Experience with AWS cloud services
• Ability to triage and assign work
• Has experience working with and leading remote contractors
• Demonstrated experience with Software Architecture and Design
• Experience working with and supporting cross functional teams
• Extensive use of Git, preferably Github

The Extras:

• Fintech experience
• Startup experience
• Building pipelines in Jenkins

This role will be based in either the New York City or Austin office, and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in‑office operation. The expected base salary range for this position is $185K - $200K base. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new‑hire equity in the Company. Please note that salary bands are based on NY and other similar metro areas and may differ based on where the role is ultimately hired.

Our Benefits

We’re an innovative, high‑growth company, with lots of exciting milestones ahead. We value health and wellness at Vestwell and in addition to a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee, we offer competitive health coverage and generous vacation offering. We have adopted a hybrid office policy, but all employees are welcome at our bright, comfortable office with many workspace options in our Midtown Manhattan, Austin, King of Prussia, and Phoenix offices, so everyone has a setting that is the most productive for them. Oh, and naturally we have a great 401(k) plan!