Acorns

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Technical Program Manager, Trade and Risk Platform | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the evolution of our Trade and Risk Platform. In this role, you will ensure new product launches provide the highest quality customer experience while maintaining a robust risk posture and scaling our systems for global use.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Infrastructure Strategy: Collaborate with Trading Operations, Risk, and Data Science to define and execute the trade, risk, and operations roadmap, ensuring Acorns’ day to day trading is able to scale and Acorns’ risk platform is dynamic to enable net new product opportunities.
• Customer Experience Optimization: Improve on the day to day trading experience and lead improvements for the product experience directly related to risk and trading in order to deliver a high quality customer experience while inserting “Smart Friction” to keep Acorns’ customers safe.
• Risk Workflow Orchestration: Build and manage tools that empower Risk Operations teams to update rules and manage queues independently, reducing the need for constant engineering support.
• Vendor Management: Lead the evaluation and implementation of third-party trading, risk and operations tools improve operational efficiency and unlock new capabilities for the company and product.
• Operational Efficiency: Treat "Operations as a Customer" by driving AI workflow strategies and tools that help scale the existing team's value and efficiency.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Experience: 4+ years of Program Management experience, specifically within Fintech, Risk, Financial Operations, or Payments.
• Technical Savvy: A deep understanding of APIs, SQL, and the mechanics of Machine Learning decisioning engines. You understand how risk and operations systems interact at a technical level.
• Customer Obsession: A mindset that prioritizes both the Acorns customer and our internal operations team, with the ability to build a risk platform that reflects our brand.
• Agile Mastery: The ability to articulate complex trade-offs to stakeholders, and you have a “builder” mindset capable of leading agile teams.
• Scientific Approach: Expertise in data analysis and the ability to articulate using data the tradeoff between enhancing risk postures against adding friction to the customer experience.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth
• Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform)
• Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $150,000 and $170,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered.

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Apply for this Job

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Software Engineering (Intern) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking current college Juniors (graduating 2027) for a software engineering internship. The internship program will run for 10-weeks during the Summer of 2026.

Software engineers at Acorns translate high-level business requirements into the services, systems, and data models that power our products and features. They think critically about how to design and build components that are performant, scalable, and reliable, while balancing technical excellence with real-world business needs.

As a software engineering intern, you’ll collaborate closely with product, mobile, frontend, and QA partners to plan, build, and ship meaningful features and infrastructure that support cohesive financial products. Our internship is designed around collaboration and true end-to-end ownership. You’ll lead a dedicated project from concept through delivery, defining requirements with stakeholders, designing the technical architecture, and implementing the solution while fully embedded in an engineering team’s day-to-day rituals.

The experience culminates in a company-wide presentation where you’ll showcase your project, its impact, and what you’ve learned along the way. Acorns is committed to providing interns with real-world engineering experience, strong mentorship, and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution from day one.

We're looking for interns that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.

Job Description:

• Collaborate closely with the Engineering team to design and build innovative solutions, contributing new ideas, technologies, and development methodologies.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in one or more programming languages, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Produce clear, thorough design and development documentation to support long-term maintainability and knowledge sharing.

Job Requirements:

• Currently pursuing Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, machine learning, mathematics, statistics, or related field
• Required: Junior standing (Graduating 2027)
• Must be able to work for the duration of the internship (full-time availability for 10-weeks starting in June 2026)
• Command of one or more programming languages; Java, Scala, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin, Typescript, or Javascript
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
• Hunger to learn new technologies
• Passion, drive, and ability to thrive in a startup environment

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive hourly wage
• Flexible work hours and location
• Monthly events, panel discussions, and speakers
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $25.00/hour. If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify hourly rates (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov

Apply for this Job

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Quality Assurance Engineer II (Banking) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a highly skilled and relentlessly customer-focused Quality Assurance Engineer II to be a QA champion for our core Banking offerings.

This role will ensure that Acorns Banking products—including high-interest checking, high-interest emergency savings, check deposit, and paycheck deposit—are accurate, transparent, and instill trust and confidence with our customer base. You’ll be embedded within the Banking Engineering team, reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, and joining the broader Quality Assurance Engineering team.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

You will own the quality strategy and execution for our critical financial services, driving automated testing and continuous improvement within a Scrum-based Agile environment.

• Own the Quality Strategy: You will maintain existing test cases in the automation suite to ensure they are stable, available, and consistently run in alignment with organizational metrics.
• Drive Automation: Work to meet the goal of increasing strategic automation coverage to 50% across all test types (unit, snapshot, integration, e2e) within your first six months, highly encouraged to use agentic and generative AI technology to achieve efficiency and scale.
• AI-First Acceleration: Proactively explore, prototype, and implement AI and automation tools (e.g., test case generation, anomaly detection) to maximize testing efficiency, quality, and velocity.
• Share Knowledge: Document and evangelize AI/ML-driven wins and best practices across the entire QA team and wider Engineering organization to accelerate overall productivity and maintain our AI-first culture.
• Reduce Risk: Confidently identify problems and propose solutions, taking on projects that identify and mitigate risk while measuring software quality. Your success will be measured, in part, by an improvement in escape rate / reducing incidents.
• Technical Delivery: Design and deliver test plans for a significant component, set of features, or service within the Banking domain. This includes creating and executing test plans for complex test scenarios.
• Integrate CI/CD: You will contribute to the team's goal of fully adopting Acorns' Continuous Delivery (CD) strategy in the next six months.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner heavily with Product Marketing and Data Analytics/Engineering teams to ensure comprehensive product testing and data integrity.
• Mentorship: After six months, you will be expected to formally mentor a QAE through an internal process or present banking domain knowledge to the wider QA team.
• Lead Emerging Tech: Collaborate on developing and assuring emerging technology in the banking space, helping to solve complex technical challenges for the team.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• You are relentless in protecting our customers, curious, and ready to contribute to the new vision for Banking.
• 4–6+ years of software testing experience.
• 2+ years of dedicated experience in the Banking or Fintech domain.
• Proficiency in backend/API testing as a primary focus, utilizing TypeScript and GraphQL.
• Proficiency in Mobile testing (secondary focus), utilizing Kotlin/Espresso and Swift/XCUI.
• Automated testing experience across various types (unit, integration, e2e).
• Experience with at least one CI/CD platform: Harness, Spinnaker, GitHub Actions, or buildkite.
• Have worked in a Scrum-based Agile Development Model.
• Proficiency partnering with Engineering and Product teams.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

Nice to Have:

• ISTQB or other certification is a plus.
• Web testing experience with Cypress.
• Experience with PNPM, TestRails, Docker/containerization, or Crypto/blockchain.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth
• Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform)
• Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 million dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $155,000 and $165,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Apply for this Job

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Sr. Software Engineer (AI Team) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our AI team! Are you passionate about cutting-edge AI technologies? Do you thrive in an environment where your skills can redefine customer experiences and positively impact lives? Join Acorns as we build the future of Fintech with a customer service virtual agent that’s as empowering as our mission.

You will harness the power of AI to design a virtual agent that redefines customer support by providing personalized, real-time assistance. You will utilize proprietary data to create intelligent, empathetic solutions that empower our users to make informed financial decisions. Playing a pivotal role, you'll help shape a product that embodies our core values of benevolence and courage, transforming customer service into an uplifting and impactful experience.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Understand Acorns’ mission, vision, strategic objectives, and fintech industry knowledge while building relationships with team members, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Review and analyze proprietary datasets, existing Vector database architecture, pipelines, and tools to identify gaps and propose improvements.
• Contribute to key customer-facing projects, debugging and enhancing models, scaling pipelines, and delivering the virtual support bot MVP to production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI efforts with business goals, mentor junior team members, and drive innovation through LLM capabilities.
• Optimize data pipelines, establish scalable monitoring processes, and develop a roadmap for innovation aligned with fintech objectives.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a STEM-related field
• 5+ years of total software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in artificial intelligence, data science, or machine learning engineering
• 3+ years of experience with modern cloud computing technologies, such as AWS, Bedrock, Sagemaker, Databricks, or Kubernetes
• Foundational knowledge with Generative AI, Transformer, fine tuning LLM, Search ranking, RAG improvement, and LLM Agent
• Experience tuning neural networks on custom datasets.
• Experience with Huggingface, LangChain, chatbot development
• Proficiency in programming languages and analytical tools, such as Python or PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, SciKit-Learn, Matplotlib
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.  

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth
• Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform)
• Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Management Principles:

• Managers are constantly raising the bar
• Managers ensure all team members have a voice and a path
• No surprises - Managers give and receive feedback early and often
• Managers continuously assess performance action on concerns quickly
• Managers foster a resilient, results-oriented mindset

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $184,500 and $217,100/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visitwww.e-verify.gov

Apply for this Job

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

Senior Backend Engineer, Investment Products | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to serve as a technical pillar for the team that builds and scales our core investment offerings. In this role, you will go beyond execution—you will be responsible for the technical integrity and architectural evolution of systems that help millions of customers build long-term wealth. You will tackle sophisticated technical challenges, provide mentorship to emerging talent, and ensure our backend infrastructure remains resilient as we expand our suite of financial wellness tools.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Analyze and solve interesting business and technical challenges. You’ll dive deep into complex problems, using your experience to find elegant solutions that keep our systems running smoothly.
• Develop software architecture that stands the test of scale and time. We aren’t just building for today; you’ll design robust, sustainable systems that grow alongside our customers.
• Champion our customers at every turn. By approaching every architectural solution with empathy, you’ll ensure that the work we do directly improves the financial lives of the people we serve.
• Collaborate and lead with heart. You’ll partner closely with your manager and teammates to set priorities, helping us decide which new features, infrastructure improvements, and tools will have the biggest impact.
• Be a mentor and a guide. You’ll have the opportunity to support junior engineers through shorter projects, sharing your knowledge and helping them grow their technical skills and careers.
• Bridge the gap between tech and business. You’ll talk to people across the company, acting as a friendly expert who can explain complex backend concepts and help align our technical work with our big-picture mission.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• A substantial career history in software engineering, typically evidenced by 8–10 years of experience (or 5+ years with an advanced degree).
• Expert-level command of backend systems design and architectural best practices.
• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails is highly preferred (though not mandatory).
• Advanced proficiency with Postgres is highly recommended (though not mandatory).
• Experience navigating AWS environments is preferred to help us maintain a scalable cloud presence.
• Experience with TypeScript is a plus.
• Previous experience within the Financial Industry or fintech space is a plus.
• A track record of exercising sound judgment when selecting methods and techniques for solving non-routine engineering problems.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off.
• 401(k) matching.
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family.
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth.
• Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform).
• Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders.
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events.
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $200,000 and $217,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Apply for this Job

OverviewApplication

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Engineering Manager, Growth & AI | Acorns

Acorns is seeking two exceptional Engineering Managers for two distinct teams: Growth and AI. We are hiring one manager to spearhead our Growth engineering efforts, focusing on enhancing our customer acquisition funnel, and another to lead our AI team in integrating cutting-edge technologies to redefine financial wellness for our users.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

This is a posting for two distinct roles. While there are common leadership responsibilities, each role has a unique focus:

As the Engineering Manager, Growth, you will:

• Partner with Product and Design teams to ideate, implement, and analyze A/B tests aimed at improving our registration funnel conversion and other key growth metrics.

As the Engineering Manager, AI, you will:

• Guide your team in leveraging technologies like AWS Bedrock, RAG, and Agentic architectures to build and deploy innovative AI features and products, including our "Ask Acorns" in-app chatbot.

In either role, you will also:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-impact engineering team.
• Work with your manager and team to establish priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building.
• Drive accountability by improving team processes, communication, and delegation of tasks and projects.
• Act as a key advocate for your team, taking an active role in hiring, goal setting, performance management, and creating development plans to prepare employees for their next role.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages success and innovation, while effectively managing team performance.

What you will bring to Acorns:

For the Engineering Manager, Growth role, you will bring:

• A proven track record in Growth engineering, including hands-on experience with A/B testing and conversion rate optimization.

For the Engineering Manager, AI role, you will bring:

• Deep familiarity with AI/ML concepts and technologies, such as Large Language Models (LLMs), AWS Bedrock, RAG, or similar platforms.

For both roles, you will also bring:

• Experience leading engineering teams in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
• A strong foundation in software engineering best practices.
• 6+ years of relevant engineering experience in fast-paced environments
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams
• Demonstrated experience motivating, supporting, and developing team members to meet performance expectations and build their careers.
• Ability to align company vision and organizational goals with team execution.
• Commitment to upholding policy and procedures per company standards.
• Ownership of strategic decision-making and effectively communicating direction to team members.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change.

You are not expected to have experience with all the listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off.
• 401(k) matching.
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family.
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources, Headspace and Addition Wealth.
• Acorns Career Development Program (Ongoing training sessions, development plans, development check-ins, Cornerstone’s online training platform).
• Roots Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders.
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events.
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Management Principles:

• Managers are constantly raising the bar.
• Managers ensure all team members have a voice and a path.
• No surprises - Managers give and receive feedback early and often.
• Managers continuously assess performance action on concerns quickly.
• Managers foster a resilient, results-oriented mindset.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $210,000 and $225,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

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