Automated investing, savings, and lending app expanding into mortgages
Wealthfront runs a software-first personal finance platform spanning ETF investing, high-yield cash, stock trading, and loans, built on Python, Java, and Go across AWS with on-prem networking from Palo Alto Networks and Juniper. Job posts point to a push into home lending: a self-service mortgage platform and origination automation lead the project list. Engineering-heavy, accelerating hiring supports that build alongside native Android and hybrid cloud work.
Wealthfront is a privately held financial services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It offers young professionals and both new and experienced investors a combined savings and investing product set, including high-yield cash through partner banks, diversified ETF and bond ETF portfolios, commission-free stock investing, and low-cost loans. The company has 201–500 employees and hires in the United States. Its products are delivered through web and native iOS and Android apps.
Wealthfront uses Python, Java, Go, Kotlin, and Swift, with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases, React and Vue on the front end, AWS with Direct Connect, and Terraform, Ansible, and Chef for infrastructure.
Job posts reference a self-service mortgage experience platform, automation of mortgage origination, and user behavior analysis in web-based home lending tools.
Yes. Engineering is the largest hiring area, with ops, marketing, and data also active, and overall hiring velocity is accelerating across U.S. roles.
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