Staff Engineer, User Trust

Betterment

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $200,000–$238,000 / yr
Posted: 44 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $196k

This role $219k

$130k most similar roles pay here $267k

This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$221,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 $187,500–$221,500 across 14 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Engineer, User Trust

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As a Staff Engineer on Betterment’s User Trust team in New York City, you will design and build systems that ensure user privacy, compliance, and security. Your day-to-day involves developing critical capabilities such as account access, KYC processes, risk scoring, and fraud prevention, while collaborating with legal & compliance, risk management, and product engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions. You should have experience in server-side languages like Ruby on Rails and modern JavaScript frameworks like React, along with a strong background in full-stack development practices. The role demands expertise in balancing user experience with regulatory requirements and guiding team development towards high performance and reliability.

Skills

Ruby Rails React Python Java C# CI/CD PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes Docker Prometheus Grafana OAuth JWT RESTful APIs GraphQL Scalability Reliability Security Compliance Auditability Risk Management

What you'll do

Design and implement complex systems for fraud prevention, risk mitigation, and user privacy.
Guide full stack development practices and mentor team members in technical skills.
Collaborate with legal & compliance teams to ensure regulatory obligations are met.
Build scalable, reliable solutions that protect customers and reduce financial risks.
Communicate effectively across different roles to gather inputs and build consensus.

What we're looking for

Experience designing and operating systems for fraud detection, prevention, or risk mitigation.
Familiarity with building reliable, auditable tools that handle trust-critical user experiences.
Track record of balancing user experience, business goals, and control frameworks in full-stack projects.
Proven experience leading technical projects from discovery through release.
Strong understanding of web application architecture and interactive web development using modern JavaScript frameworks.
Experience in server-side languages such as Ruby, Java, C#, Python or similar.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.