As a Sr. Staff Engineer on Betterment's AI Platform team in New York City, you will work closely with senior engineers to build and expand the company’s AI capabilities, including shared infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, and internal libraries. Your role involves shaping technical direction, collaborating with product and compliance teams to ensure rigorous development of AI features, and mentoring senior engineers. You will lead projects that enhance existing products through AI integration while maintaining regulatory standards in a financial services environment. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in LLM systems, experience in fullstack development (React, GraphQL, server-side languages), and the ability to make strategic build vs buy decisions. This role offers significant influence over how Betterment integrates AI across its product lines, requiring a blend of technical leadership and hands-on engineering skills.
Define and drive Betterment's AI platform strategy, including shared infrastructure and evaluation frameworks.
Lead high-leverage projects to expand the organization’s AI technical capabilities.
Partner with product teams to develop and ship customer-facing AI functionality responsibly.
Mentor senior engineers and grow their impact within the organization.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while developing AI features.
What we're looking for
Deep expertise in LLM systems, including prompt engineering and evaluation.
Experience operating AI features in production with quality assurance measures.
Ability to stay current with emerging AI tools and best practices.
Proven track record leading projects that impact multiple development teams.
Fullstack development experience with React, GraphQL, and server-side languages.
Strong judgment on when to use AI and maintain regulatory compliance.
Experience making build vs buy decisions for technical solutions.
Market check
Salary context
This
$230,000–$270,000
range sits above
94%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$143,000–$243,750
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$165,000–$214,500
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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
16 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$200,000–$221,500
across 16 roles with salary data.