Senior Software Engineer

Reposted 17 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software
The OS for Modern Wealth Management.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll architect and scale core platform features, integrate fintech APIs, and uphold engineering best practices in a fast-paced startup environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Wavvest is one of the fastest-growing wealthtech startups in the United States. We’re building the modern operating system for wealth management—a single AI-native platform for investment advisors and their clients.

We’ve signed multiple billion-dollar RIA firms, raised venture capital from leading investors, and are moving quickly toward our Seed round. Now we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us at the ground level.

The Role You’ll work directly with the co-founding team to design, build, and scale core parts of our platform. This is a rare opportunity to own major pieces of the codebase and help shape the future of wealth management technology.

What You’ll Do

  • Architect, build, and scale features across the Wavvest stack.
  • Integrate with custodians, aggregators, and other fintech APIs (Apex, Plaid, Charles Scwhab, etc.).
  • Work on AI-driven workflows powering financial planning and advisor efficiency.
  • Collaborate directly with founders on product direction and technical strategy.
  • Uphold engineering best practices—code quality, testing, CI/CD, and security.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.
  • Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React/Next.js) and backend experience with Node.js or Python.
  • Familiarity with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, etc.) or similar cloud platforms.
  • Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous startup environments.
  • Interest in fintech, wealth management, or financial services is a plus.

Why Join Wavvest?

  • Direct impact: Report directly to the founding team and influence product and technical direction.
  • Equity upside: Your ownership stake will be meaningful as we scale.
  • High growth: Backed by strong investors and signing large clients, we’re on a steep growth curve.
  • Mission: We’re transforming wealth management and building technology that will define the future of financial advice.

To learn more about Wavvest, visit our website at https://www.wavvest.com/

Top Skills

AWS
Ci/Cd
JavaScript
Next.Js
Node.js
Python
React
Typescript
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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
0 Employees

What We Do

Wavvest is a wealthtech platform that helps financial advisors and RIAs run their businesses more efficiently. We provide an all-in-one operating system that combines portfolio management, trading, client reporting, and back-office automation in a single seamless solution. By removing the need for fragmented tools and manual processes, Wavvest empowers advisors to focus on serving clients, scaling their practices, and staying competitive in a fast-changing financial services landscape.

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