Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Human Interest builds retirement-benefits products for small and medium-sized businesses. The Senior Software Engineer will develop and scale retirement-account products and foundational platform services, focusing on reliable, maintainable systems and improved experiences for internal and external users.
Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain our user experiences for both external and internal customers
• Work on business-critical, foundational services which serve as the data funnel of our entire platform
• Improve complex processes and systems to make them more robust and require less human intervention
• Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to share knowledge and build expertise
• Develop ownership over domains in our system and make informed engineering tradeoffs
• Advocate for and delight internal and external users
• Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle, from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review. Operate as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building
• Expand what's possible with AI tooling and identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team
Skills
• 6+ years of experience building and maintaining software in production
• Desire to work with the following technologies: Node, TypeScript, Kotlin, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, Kafka
• Proficiency in leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., Codex, Claude Code and Cursor) to accelerate development cycles and improve code quality
• Top notch communication skills. You can communicate well with engineers and non-engineers alike
• Strong desire to learn, think creatively, and share knowledge with others
• Enjoy mentoring other engineers and deeply review their code
• Proactive and empathetic mindset - you love to roll up your sleeves to fix problems for our customers
• Past experience working in startups and/or fintech
Benefits
• A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees
• Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance
• Competitive time off and parental leave
• Addition Wealth: Unlimited access to digital tools, financial professionals, and a knowledge center to help you understand your equity and support your financial wellness
• Lyra: Enhanced Mental Health Support for Employees and dependents
• Carrot: Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits
• Candidly: Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt
• Monthly work-from-home stipend; quarterly lifestyle stipend
• Engaging team-building experiences, ranging from virtual social events to team offsites, promoting collaboration and camaraderie.
Company Overview
• Human Interest is a 401(k) provider that helps employees of small and medium-sized businesses save for retirement. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://humaninterest.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Human Interest has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.