Senior Software Engineer, API & Auth Platform
Betterment
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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $162,425–$247,525 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $215k versus about $205k for comparable roles.
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Betterment is an automated investment service (robo-advisor) that uses technology to provide personalized investment management, retirement planning, and savings optimization at low cost for retail investors. Industry: Financial Technology & Wealth Management
Betterment currently has 14 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $172,500–$205,000 across 14 roles with salary data.
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As Sr Engineering Manager – API & Auth Platform, you will lead a team of senior and staff engineers responsible for stewarding shared GraphQL API frameworks, authentication and access control systems, and internal tooling platforms. You will drive the technical direction of GraphQL APIs powering customer-facing web and mobile applications while collaborating with operations, support, and compliance partners to ensure rigorous security standards. The role involves managing complex infrastructure including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and passkeys while navigating new identity patterns for AI agents and tools like MCP servers. You will balance reliability, developer experience, and platform capabilities to solve technical challenges in a regulated financial services environment. Your work ensures that internal systems remain secure and scalable, providing the necessary foundation for other product teams to build and operate services with confidence and high-quality standards.
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Median $254300 from 121 postings across 36 companies.
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