2 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$175k - $206k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build referral systems, social sharing flows, engagement loops, and real-time features that drive organic growth.
- Own features from data model and API design through implementation, launch, monitoring, and iteration.
- Deliver end-to-end features across iOS, Android, Web, and backend services as required by each initiative.
- Define analytics events, build product visibility, and use data to improve features.
- Own technical architecture, quality, performance, and engineering standards in production.
- Partner directly with the CEO, Senior Product Manager, and Senior Product Designer.
Requirements
- Experience building social or engagement systems at scale, such as feeds, referral flows, notification infrastructure, social graphs, or real-time interactions.
- Experience owning full-stack features end-to-end, including data modeling, API development, client implementation, and production monitoring.
- Production experience across more than one of iOS, Android, or Web, with depth in at least one platform.
- Experience instrumenting growth or engagement features with analytics events and using data to guide iteration.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-moving, low-process environment.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Copilot, or similar code-generation tools.
- Production code or exposure in at least two of Swift, Kotlin, React Native, TypeScript, Dart, or Python serving millions of users.
- Evidence of independently building a side project, open source tool, game mechanic, or similar project.
Benefits
- Base pay range of $174,800-$205,700 per year plus variable compensation, equity grants, discretionary cash bonuses, medical and financial benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
- At-will full-time employment with eligibility verified through E-Verify.
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About Acorns
Acorns builds a consumer finance app that automates saving and long-term investing for individuals and families, including round-ups, managed ETF portfolios, retirement accounts, custodial accounts for kids, and a checking/debit card with rewards. It runs a subscription model with tiered monthly fees and additional interchange/partner revenue. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Acorns is privately held and serves U.S. customers.