This role pays more than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$212,625
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$182k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Betterment
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.
Sr. Software Engineer – API & Auth Platform
As a Sr. Software Engineer on the API & Auth Platform team, you will work alongside senior and staff engineers to build and maintain shared GraphQL API frameworks, authentication systems, and internal tooling. You will develop core components for customer-facing web and mobile applications while ensuring internal APIs meet strict regulatory requirements. Your daily responsibilities include managing access control systems, building agentic tooling for AI-native development workflows, and providing first-party MCP access to APIs. The role requires expertise in GraphQL, modern authentication patterns like OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and passkeys, along with proficiency in server-side languages such as Ruby, Java, TypeScript, C#, or Python. You will solve complex problems regarding secure API integration within a regulated financial services environment, ensuring high reliability, observability, and security for all internal and external systems.
What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?
Median $212500 from 167 postings across 47 companies.