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About Betterworks 

Betterworks is HR software to align, develop, and activate your workforce for business growth.  Organizations are able to replace outdated, ineffective, universally loathed annual review processes with powerful Continuous Performance Management programs that help managers be better at the conversations, coaching, and development necessary to inspire and motivate the entire workforce to achieve an organization's top priorities today and be ready for tomorrow's challenges.

This is a US remote opportunity!

The Opportunity

Betterworks is seeking a motivated Software Engineer, Associate to join our frontend development team. This role is perfect for someone with foundational full-stack knowledge who is passionate about user interfaces and wants to rapidly grow their frontend technical skills under the mentorship of our experienced Senior and Staff engineers.

What You'll Own

As a Software Engineer, Associate at Betterworks, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact while learning from a world-class team. Collaborating closely with design, engineering, and product teams, you will help craft exceptional user experiences.

• Design, develop, and enhance core features of our complex enterprise performance management SaaS platform.

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using modern frontend technologies, with guidance and support from senior team members.

• Participate actively in code reviews, receiving constructive feedback to learn industry best practices and coding standards.

• Assist in identifying and troubleshooting bugs, helping to ensure optimal application performance and reliability.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA engineers to understand requirements and translate them into code.

• Actively learn and grow your frontend architecture skills by pairing with senior engineers and exploring new technologies.

• Bring a strong eagerness to learn, accept mentorship, and continuously improve your other technical skills in a collaborative environment.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in frontend development, sharing what you learn with the team.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, OR equivalent practical experience.

• 0-1+ years of software development experience (internships, academic projects, and personal portfolios count!).

• Foundational full-stack knowledge, with a strong desire to specialize and grow in frontend development.

• Familiarity with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and core web technologies (HTML/CSS).

• Exposure to or basic experience with frontend frameworks like Vue.js, Angular, React, or similar modern frameworks.

What We All Do

All employees share the responsibility of being aware of information security risks and adhering to information security policies and procedures.

All employees are required to participate in information security awareness and training programs.

All employees are responsible for handling data in accordance with data classification and handling guidelines.

Employees should be aware of the sensitivity of the data they interact with and follow appropriate security measures.

All employees are responsible for reporting information security incidents in accordance with information security policies and procedures.

What Makes Betterworks Unique 

At Betterworks, we prioritize our people. In that spirit, we've put together a great benefits program to support our employees' health and wellness that includes the following:

Leadership: CEO Doug Dennerline is truly a mission-driven leader. He has been a sales leader for over 25 years and has a direct impact on the work people do every day.

Funding: $129 million, Serious B with top tier investors, including Kleiners Perkins, emergence capital, and 8VC.

Board of Directors: Includes iconic executive John Doerr (former President and CEO of Google), Bruce Felt (Founder of Renaissance Software and a servant leader to various private and public companies), Amy Cappellanti-Wolf (Board Member, Advisor, and Chief People Officer), Bing Gordon (Technology Venture Capitalist and history of serving on several high-profile Boards of Directors including Amazon, Duolingo and Zynga) and Jason Green (Founder Emergence Capital and Greenbridge Foundation) and Gaby Toledano (seasoned executive with nearly three decades of strategic HR and operations leadership at premier enterprise and consumer organizations).

Perks: 100% paid Medical. Vision/Dental available to employees, Flexible time off, Paid Parental Leave policy, monthly internet stipend, and more.

Product: Selected by Lighthouse Research & Advisory and UNLEASH America,  Betterworks has officially been named a 2026 HR Tech Award winner for Best Comprehensive Talent Management Solution. Also, Betterworks wins Newsweek's AI Impact Award for Best Outcomes in HR, 2025.  Last, Betterworks was recognized on TIME's list of America's Top WorkTech Companies 2026.

Mission Driven: Our mission is to provide the expertise and technology that companies need to inspire, develop, and activate their workforce to meet today's goals and be ready for tomorrow's challenges.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse BetterWorks. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global BetterWorks Community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are an equal-opportunity employer.