Vestmark is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with expertise in Ruby on Rails and React to help us build and enhance our financial advisor portal. In this role, you will work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to develop robust, scalable, and high-performance applications. This role is expected to be hybrid out of Wakefield, MA or Boston, MA.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and improve Vestmark’s financial advisor platform using Ruby on Rails on the backend and React on the frontend.
- Build RESTful APIs to support web and mobile applications.
- Implement well-structured, reusable, and testable code following best practices.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to deliver a seamless and intuitive user experience.
- Optimize application performance and scalability.
- Write unit and integration tests to ensure high code quality.
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and team discussions.
- Work with DevOps to deploy and monitor applications in production.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails development.
- 3+ years of experience with React and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Proficiency in writing scalable, secure, and maintainable code.
- Experience with TypeScript and Inertia.js is a plus.
- Strong grasp of object-oriented and functional programming concepts.
- Experience with testing frameworks like RSpec, Jest, or similar.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
- Experience with authentication and authorization systems (Okta, Devise, or similar) is a plus.
- Contribute to the growth and development of our core values: We Before Me, Positive Energy, Knowledge Explorer, and Own It
Vestmark is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Vestmark prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability status, protected military or veteran status, and genetic information. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid
Vestmark takes a market-based approach to compensation to ensure we pay fairly and competitively. Compensation for this role depends on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, job scope and location.
In addition to base salary, Vestmark offers a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes equity-based grants for all new hires, company-paid medical premiums of 90%, a competitive time-off program, and other variable compensation, if eligible.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails development
- 3+ years of experience with React and modern JavaScript
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
- Proficiency in writing scalable, secure, and maintainable code
- Experience with testing frameworks like RSpec, Jest, or similar
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker)
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with authentication and authorization systems (Okta, Devise, or similar)
What the Team is Saying
Vestmark, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage is described as robust, with the employer covering a large share of premiums and offering multiple plan options including an HSA, alongside dental, vision, life, and disability. Wellness supports such as on-site fitness access, reimbursements, and incentive programs further reinforce overall health benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is structured with vacation, sick time, and a full set of company holidays, and public materials characterize the PTO and holiday policies favorably. Additional paid leaves are also listed.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program includes employer matching with vesting after a short service period, positioned as competitive for a midsize fintech employer. Traditional and Roth options and references to true-up practices strengthen the retirement offering.
Vestmark, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Headquartered outside of Boston, Mass. and founded in 2001, Vestmark is a leading provider of portfolio management/trading solutions and outsourced services for financial institutions and their advisors, enabling them to efficiently manage and trade customized client portfolios through an innovative SaaS platform. Supporting over $1.5 trillion in assets and more than 5 million accounts, Vestmark is a partner to some of the largest and most respected wealth management firms.
Why Work With Us
Our employees are the reason we've been named a Best Places to Work for several years! Our thriving hybrid work culture promotes individual growth, team collaboration, and employee wellness. This environment keeps client satisfaction high and employee turn-over low.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We have a mix of fully remote, hybrid, and in-office employees. We established Tuesdays & Thursdays as collaboration days for hybrid employees.
