Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NerdWallet is on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical excellence in their Consumer Banking & Credit Cards team. This role involves shaping web shopping experiences by collaborating with stakeholders, driving technical initiatives, and mentoring engineers to ensure high-quality execution and fast iteration.
Responsibilities
- Shape the future of some of NerdWallet's highest-traffic web shopping experiences by improving performance, SEO, and user engagement
- Partner with product, SEO, and paid marketing teams to run experiments, measure impact, and iterate quickly
- Take input from and partner directly with engineering leadership to drive technical initiatives that enhance performance, observability, scalability, security, and developer experience
- Contribute to platform stability and resilience through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management
- Ensure high standards of technical excellence, maintaining a high-quality codebase and driving modernization efforts including AI tooling adoption
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineering team members, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and architecture
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering team
Skills
- 8+ years in software engineering with a strong background in full-stack development and distributed systems
- Expertise in TypeScript, React and Node.js, with experience in additional modern languages
- Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Next.js and React.js, with an understanding of web performance, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO
- Experience architecting and building back-end APIs and microservices, with a focus on scalability, performance, and data integrity
- Strong understanding of database systems (both SQL and NoSQL), with experience in high-volume data processing
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of security and compliance best practices, particularly in financial services
- Experience in observability and running production applications at scale
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience with integrating Machine Learning systems, personalization pipelines, and data-driven experimentation
- Domain knowledge in finance and shopping marketplaces
- Understanding of accessibility best practices and a keen eye for usability and user experience
- Familiarity with paid and organic search strategies and how engineering decisions impact business outcomes
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
- Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
- New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
- Mental health support
- Paid sabbatical after 5 years for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge, and pursue their interests
- Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
- Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (Only remote Nerds are eligible for the Wifi Stipend)
- Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (Only remote Nerds are eligible for these stipends)
- Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities
- Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments
- Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction
- Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match
- 401K with 4% company match
- Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools
- Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
- Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums
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