Software Engineer – DevOps Platform
Wealthfront · Palo Alto, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $150,000 - $189,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 54 days Wealthfront's roles stay open a median of 65 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 96% of Wealthfront's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wealthfront
- high 20 stale, 0 reposted of 26 open
- Hiring momentum
- 30 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wealthfront's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Wealthfront.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the DevOps Platform team, you will utilize your Linux system administration and software engineering skills to build and maintain infrastructure and core services in both data centers and the cloud. Your role will involve automating infrastructure operations, ensuring high-quality software development through testing and automation, and enabling developers to manage their systems end-to-end.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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 Wealthfront as an employer.
What you need
- Linux system administration skills
- Software engineering skills
- Experience with automation in infrastructure operations
- Familiarity with AWS environments
- Experience with open source technologies such as containers, MariaDB, NGINX, Jenkins, and Chef
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Go and Java
What you get
- medical
- vision
- dental
- 401K plan
- generous time off
- parental leave
Worth weighing
- no specific mention of remote work options
- the role emphasizes automation heavily, which may require a strong focus on DevOps practices
- the company size is around 350 employees, with half in engineering, which may influence team dynamics
Summarised from Wealthfront's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wealthfront on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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