About LearnVest

LearnVest is redefining the American approach to personal finance. Our planners leverage financial technology to create simple, affordable, realistic plans for anyone who wants to feel confident about their money and optimistic about the future. 

Since launching in 2010, LearnVest has been one of the premier financial technology companies in the country, helping thousands of people make progress on their financial goals. LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and is now scaling its technology and personal finance approach to help millions of people across both the LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual brands.  

Description:

At LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual, we are rethinking core things about our business and how to create the best consumer experience. We are not afraid of tackling big and challenging problems because we are passionate about personal financial literacy. If you get excited by seemingly impossible problems, we should talk.

We’re a team of engineers working solely to enhance the consumer experience - specifically in the investment space. We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our team and help us disrupt the investment space for Northwestern Mutual and Learnvest. You’ll be creating a best-of-breed experience in the investment space for Northwestern Mutual clients, driving consumer engagement thru your amazing front-end work.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional Javascript experience
• Proficiency with one or more modern Javascript MVC frameworks (React, Angular, Backbone, etc.)
• Abreast of current trends, best practices and web standards
• Experience with JavaScript on the server (Express, Koa.js, etc.)
• Experience with build tools (Grunt, Gulp, Webpack, etc.)
• Experience with automated unit and integration tests to support continuous delivery (Mocha, Chai)
• Familiarity working in a Unix environment
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud computing platforms preferred (Docker, AWS, etc.)
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and nontechnical team members

Our Benefits:

• Fully stocked snacks, beer fridge, cold brew kegs, frequent catered lunches, company dodgeball team, and whiskey hours.
• Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
• Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus
• Medical/Dental/Vision plans, matching 401(k), pension program