Associate Software Engineer
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- Level
- Junior
- Apply from
- United States
About the role
- Build and update React/TypeScript UI for a 401(k) platform.
- Collaborate with Product and Design teams.
- Write and maintain unit tests for components.
- Work on well-scoped tickets with mentorship.
- Communicate clearly and follow through on feedback.
Skills the posting asks for
- React
- TypeScript
- Jest
- HTML
- CSS
Summarised from the employer’s posting, which is reproduced in full below.
The employer’s full posting
Requirements
- You’re a great fit if you enjoy building user-facing web applications, you take feedback well and ask good questions, and you want to get better at writing clean, tested TypeScript ,
- You don’t need to own a product vertical yet — you will work on well-scoped tickets with support from senior engineers, contribute to code reviews, and gradually take on more independent work ,
- Comfortable writing TypeScript and React (classwork, bootcamp, internships, personal projects, or 0–2 years of professional experience) ,
- Familiarity with HTML and CSS, and a willingness to follow an existing component library and design system ,
- Some experience writing tests (Jest, React Testing Library, or similar) — or a clear desire to learn testing as part of the job ,
- Comfortable using Git for everyday work (clone, branch, commit, pull request) ,
- Ability to communicate clearly, ask for help, and follow through on feedback ,
- (Desirable) Exposure to NestJS, Express, or another Node.js API framework ,
- (Desirable) Experience with Material UI, React Query, or a similar component/data-fetching stack ,
- (Desirable) Familiarity with Agile practice ,
- (Desirable) Internship, co-op, or open-source experience on a team codebase ,
- (Desirable) Interest in financial services or retirement products ,
- (Desirable) CS degree or equivalent practical experience ,
- This role will be based in our Austin office and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation
- The Engineering team is seeking a curious, growth-oriented engineer who wants to learn how production software is built on a real product team ,
- Day-to-Day, You May Also Be Expected To: ,
- Build and update React/TypeScript UI in our web-based portal for a first class 401(k) platform ,
- Write and maintain unit tests for components, hooks, and helpers (Jest, React Testing Library; MSW for API mocks in the admin UI) ,
- Work from Jira tickets with your squad: clarify requirements, open PRs, respond to review comments, and ship incrementally ,
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineers to turn specs and mockups into working UI ,
- Learn our stack, coding standards, and Git/GitHub workflow with mentorship from the team