HelloWallet is a revolutionary new online financial guidance service, founded by a former Brookings Institution scholar with backing from the Rockefeller Foundation. We are a double-bottom line company, with a mission to change the way American consumers engage with their financial lives and pursue their dreams. We help people realize the true potential of their money via trustworthy, sophisticated financial guidance, delivered by our cutting-edge software.

We seek an experienced Java developer with expertise in one or more aspects of scientific programming, including algorithm development, simulation modeling, and statistical methods. We’re a fun and dynamic startup, with a team of people who work together on everything from the latest AJAX front-end technologies to solid database design. If you join our team, you’ll work in our agile engineering group, contributing your expertise to all aspects of the software, with a special focus on our internal algorithms and simulation models.

Desired Experience:

• 3+ years of Java Enterprise Edition development experience
• Expertise with one or more of:
  • financial or scientific algorithm development,
  • simulation modeling,
  • agent-based modeling,
  • optimization techniques,
  • computational social science
• Familiarity with multivariate statistical methods is a plus
• Deep understanding of software development best practices, design principles, and software maintainability
• Experience with relational databases including transaction management, tuning and scalability, JDBC, and Hibernate
• Particular Expertise with the following technologies:
  • Java EE applications
  • Relational databases
  • XML technologies (WSDL, XML, SOAP or REST, Spring)
  • Client side technologies (XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GWT, AJAX, DOM, Web 2.0 technologies and platforms)
• Experience with Ant, Hudson, Linux, is a plus

Job Benefits:

•  Full benefits package with competitive salary
•  Exciting, fun, and entrepreneurial work environment
•  The opportunity to empower millions of U.S. consumers to understand and manage their financial lives

Please contact Steve Wendel at jobs@hellowallet.com with your resume, or to request additional information about the position.