Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Community Building

Acorns

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Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$174,800–$205,700 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
72 days ago
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About Acorns

Acorns is a micro-investing app that rounds up everyday purchases to the nearest dollar and invests the spare change into diversified portfolios, making investing accessible for everyday Americans. Industry: Financial Technology & Micro-Investing

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TL;DR · Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Community Building

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Community Building joins a small, senior team building a new Community product from scratch. This role focuses on creating engagement loops, virality, and habit formation to drive organic growth. You will own features end-to-end from data models to shipped customer experiences across iOS, Android, and Web platforms. Key responsibilities include building social graphs, referral systems, real-time interactions, and sharing flows while managing API design, server logic, and instrumentation. You will use data to iterate quickly on features that help people invest for the first time. Required technical skills include experience with Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Typescript, Dart, or Python. You must also be proficient with AI-assisted development tools like Claude or Copilot to accelerate work across diverse codebases.

What you'll do

  • Build referral systems, social sharing flows, engagement loops, and real-time features to drive organic growth.
  • Own features end-to-end from data model design to shipped customer experience across mobile and web.
  • Deliver production features across iOS, Android, and backend services while maintaining high quality and performance.
  • Instrument work by defining events and building visibility to use data for fast iteration.
  • Establish and maintain the technical bar and architecture while upholding engineering standards.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate work and navigate unfamiliar codebases.

What we're looking for

  • Experience building social or engagement systems at scale, including feeds, referral flows, social graphs, or real-time interactions.
  • Ability to own features end-to-end from data model design and API development to client shipping and production monitoring.
  • Experience shipping production features across more than one client platform, such as iOS, Android, or Web.
  • Proficiency in at least two of the following technologies: Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Typescript, Dart, or Python.
  • Experience instrumenting growth or engagement features with analytics events to drive data-driven iteration.
  • Ability to work in a fast-moving, low-process environment with high autonomy.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools like Claude or Copilot as force multipliers.
  • Experience building personal projects, open-source tools, or game mechanics.

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