Engineering Jobs at Wealthfront with Visa Sponsorship
Wealthfront's engineering team builds the automated investing infrastructure behind one of the most recognized names in fintech. The company has a consistent record of sponsoring work visas for engineering talent, supporting candidates through H-1B, OPT, and other pathways from offer through filing.
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Join us in building a better financial system. Wealthfront is continuing to grow and needs managers who are excited to lead talented teams of engineers to improve and expand our products, while maintaining a commitment to high engineering quality standards. Engineering managers at Wealthfront have a solid background as hands-on engineers and have realized that they can have more impact through their organizations as leaders. The largest impact you will have will be through identifying, developing, and coaching “whole engineers” who take ownership of their projects. With guidance from you, the engineers on your team will take full responsibility for their work, which may include working with cross functional stakeholders directly, authoring their own engineering designs, performing and overseeing their implementations, and taking full responsibility for their code running in production. Along the way, you will also help us develop the engineering organization, taking a first principles approach to problems like hiring, performance reviews and project management.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 6-10 engineers in execution and operational excellence
- Collaborate with the tech leads and other functions (product management, design, product support, brokerage operations) to understand and respond to changing priorities
- Monitor and improve team productivity, remove roadblocks, identify and implement improvements to our process, and act as scrum master for the team
- Facilitate the exchange of information among all Wealthfront employees in a systematic manner
- Lead or contribute to effective organizational improvement within the engineering organization or Wealthfront
- Combine data-driven process and human empathy to iteratively develop and assess our collective teams and individual team members
- Evaluate technical abilities of individual engineers, in order to match them with projects which demonstrate their strengths and stretch them to grow
- Partner with Recruiting to build well-rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams
REQUIREMENTS
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 4+ years as a software engineer developing and operating systems within the core business
- 1+ years engineering management experience
- Track record of leading productive engineering teams
- Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing engineers into top performers
- Understanding of successful team dynamics and how your role as a manager fits into this process
- Passionate about collaborative problem solving
- Eagerness to solve challenging problems
Estimated annual salary range: $208,000 - $260,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!
ABOUT WEALTHFRONT
Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we've expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including:
- A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features.
- A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions.
- Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through sophisticated strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—which we offer at industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums.
Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $90 billion of their hard earned savings—and we're far from done. If you’re inspired to help us reshape the financial industry as we create our next chapter, let’s talk!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
DISCLAMERS:
All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile. Wealthfront doesn’t provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“Wealthfront Brokerage”), Member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services–which are not FDIC insured–are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC (“Wealthfront Advisers”), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Fees and Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features, please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. By “award-winning products”, please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Corporation oversees Total Client Assets and Trusted Clients through Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.
INTRODUCTION
Join us in building a better financial system. Wealthfront is continuing to grow and needs managers who are excited to lead talented teams of engineers to improve and expand our products, while maintaining a commitment to high engineering quality standards. Engineering managers at Wealthfront have a solid background as hands-on engineers and have realized that they can have more impact through their organizations as leaders. The largest impact you will have will be through identifying, developing, and coaching “whole engineers” who take ownership of their projects. With guidance from you, the engineers on your team will take full responsibility for their work, which may include working with cross functional stakeholders directly, authoring their own engineering designs, performing and overseeing their implementations, and taking full responsibility for their code running in production. Along the way, you will also help us develop the engineering organization, taking a first principles approach to problems like hiring, performance reviews and project management.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 6-10 engineers in execution and operational excellence
- Collaborate with the tech leads and other functions (product management, design, product support, brokerage operations) to understand and respond to changing priorities
- Monitor and improve team productivity, remove roadblocks, identify and implement improvements to our process, and act as scrum master for the team
- Facilitate the exchange of information among all Wealthfront employees in a systematic manner
- Lead or contribute to effective organizational improvement within the engineering organization or Wealthfront
- Combine data-driven process and human empathy to iteratively develop and assess our collective teams and individual team members
- Evaluate technical abilities of individual engineers, in order to match them with projects which demonstrate their strengths and stretch them to grow
- Partner with Recruiting to build well-rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams
REQUIREMENTS
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 4+ years as a software engineer developing and operating systems within the core business
- 1+ years engineering management experience
- Track record of leading productive engineering teams
- Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing engineers into top performers
- Understanding of successful team dynamics and how your role as a manager fits into this process
- Passionate about collaborative problem solving
- Eagerness to solve challenging problems
Estimated annual salary range: $208,000 - $260,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!
ABOUT WEALTHFRONT
Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we've expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including:
- A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features.
- A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions.
- Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through sophisticated strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—which we offer at industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums.
Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $90 billion of their hard earned savings—and we're far from done. If you’re inspired to help us reshape the financial industry as we create our next chapter, let’s talk!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
DISCLAMERS:
All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile. Wealthfront doesn’t provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“Wealthfront Brokerage”), Member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services–which are not FDIC insured–are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC (“Wealthfront Advisers”), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Fees and Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features, please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. By “award-winning products”, please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Corporation oversees Total Client Assets and Trusted Clients through Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.
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Align your portfolio to fintech infrastructure
Wealthfront's engineering work centers on automated investing systems, tax optimization tools, and financial data pipelines. Candidates who can demonstrate backend, data, or platform engineering experience in regulated or financial environments tend to get further in the process.
Raise sponsorship early in recruiter conversations
Wealthfront lists visa sponsorship availability on engineering roles, so you're not guessing. Mention your visa type in your first recruiter screen rather than waiting for an offer, so both sides can confirm fit before the process advances.
Understand the LCA's role in your offer
Before your H-1B petition reaches USCIS, your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL certifying the offered wage meets prevailing wage levels. Your offer letter salary needs to satisfy that requirement, so review the DOL wage database for your role and location.
Use Migrate Mate to track open engineering roles
Wealthfront's engineering openings that include sponsorship aren't always easy to filter on general job boards. Use Migrate Mate to browse verified visa-sponsoring engineering roles at Wealthfront and set alerts when new positions are posted.
Prepare credential documentation before the technical loop
Wealthfront's technical interviews move quickly once they start. Have your degree transcripts, any credential evaluation (if your degree is from outside the U.S.), and employment authorization documents ready before you reach the offer stage so nothing slows the petition filing.
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Find Engineering at Wealthfront JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Wealthfront sponsor H-1B visas for Engineering roles?
Yes, Wealthfront sponsors H-1B visas for engineering positions. The company has an active sponsorship track record across software and platform engineering roles and supports candidates through the full H-1B filing process, including the annual April cap-subject petition window. If you're on OPT or another status, confirm your timeline with the recruiter early in the process.
How do I apply for Engineering jobs at Wealthfront?
Applications go through Wealthfront's careers page, where engineering roles are listed by team and location. You can also find visa-sponsoring engineering openings at Wealthfront through Migrate Mate, which filters specifically for roles that support work authorization. The process typically involves a recruiter screen, a technical assessment, and a multi-round interview loop before an offer is extended.
Which visa types does Wealthfront support for Engineering candidates?
Wealthfront supports a range of visa categories for engineering hires, including H-1B, H-1B1 (for Chilean and Singaporean nationals), TN (for Canadian and Mexican nationals), F-1 OPT, and F-1 CPT for students. For candidates pursuing permanent residence, the company has a track record with employment-based Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 through the PERM labor certification process.
What qualifications does Wealthfront expect for Engineering roles?
Engineering roles at Wealthfront typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. For H-1B sponsorship purposes, your degree must be in a specialty relevant to the specific role. Wealthfront's engineering work spans backend systems, financial data infrastructure, and consumer-facing product development, so depth in one of those areas strengthens your candidacy.
How do I time my application around the H-1B cap and OPT expiration?
USCIS opens H-1B registration each March for an October 1 start date. If your OPT expires before October 1 and you're selected in the lottery, the 60-day grace period and any Cap Gap extension (for F-1 holders whose OPT expires during the filing window) can bridge the gap. Applying to Wealthfront in the fall or winter gives you the best chance of securing an offer before the March registration deadline.
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