Software Developer, Client Activation (Intermediate)

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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

About the Client Activation Team

The Client Activation team at Wealthsimple is integral to the company's digital presence. Our work is often the first point of contact for clients, making our team's output incredibly impactful. We're dedicated to providing cutting-edge tools and software that empower our marketing stakeholders to craft exceptional digital experiences. We're committed to continually improving our processes and our products through iterative development. Our aim is to foster financial literacy among our clients and ensure they're well-informed about our offerings, so they can confidently build their wealth — simply — with us.

About the Role

As a Software Developer focused on Client Activation, you will be a key part of an agile team dedicated to developing software solutions that streamline and enhance the client and prospect experiences. 

You will collaborate closely with fellow developers, product managers, data scientists and designers to analyze requirements, design robust solutions, and implement efficient, scalable, fault-tolerant code. Your expertise will contribute directly to creating a seamless and user-friendly experience.

• Design and develop software and tooling that enables internal stakeholders to quickly ship consistent, on-brand content and experiences
• Build delightful experiences for our users and existing clients, focusing on UX, performance and accessibility
• Deliver high-quality code contributions, always considering maintainability, stability and scalability
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing, documentation, and active participation in peer code reviews with considerate feedback
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to define and lead technical features and continually contribute to the vision for future development initiatives

• Experience with headless CMS(s); particularly with API-driven content delivery, content modelling at scale, collaboration and workflow management
• A strong front-end background; Javascript (Typescript, React, Next.js, Node.js), CSS, HTML, GraphQL (Apollo or similar), testing libraries (Jest or similar), build/bundle tools (Webpack, Vite or similar)
• Understanding of composable architecture and proficiency in building reusable React components with a focus on modularity, scalability and interoperability
• Excellent communication skills, building relationships amongst peers, and effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals
• A growth mindset, embracing curiosity and transparency, while navigating complexity and managing ambiguity

Why Wealthsimple?

🤑 Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance

📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work

🌴 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days

📚 Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively 

🛫 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year 

🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

💖 Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year

We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!

Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. 

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.