Staff Engineer, User Engagement
Betterment · Betterment HQ - New York City
Posted about 3 months ago · $200,000 - $238,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Betterment's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Betterment's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Betterment
- high 27 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 44 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Betterment's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Betterment.
About this role
As a Staff Engineer at Betterment, you will design and implement complex systems for customer-facing applications, guiding full stack development practices and collaborating with senior engineering leaders. Your role will involve shaping technical direction, establishing AI-assisted development practices, and mentoring engineers while ensuring high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to translate product goals into technical plans and lead projects from discovery through release.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Betterment as an employer.
What you need
- Proven experience scoping, leading, and delivering complex technical projects from discovery through release
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools in production work
- Strong full stack engineering experience, including building customer-facing web applications
- Strong experience in at least one server-side language
- Proficiency building frontend applications using React or a similar framework
- Proficiency with relational databases, including schema design and writing detailed SQL queries
Nice to have
- Experience with Ruby on Rails
- Experience with GraphQL
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Infertility support and WPATH-aligned transgender health benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Transit benefits and FSA and HSA options
Worth weighing
- Base salary range provided but actual salaries may vary based on multiple factors
- Hybrid work model with specific in-office requirements
- No individual feedback provided during the interview process due to high application volume
Summarised from Betterment's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Betterment on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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