Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Overview

SmartAsset is seeking a skilled full-stack developer to join a new and growing team responsible for the content management architecture. This role involves building and migrating new content management systems, working closely with organizational architects to design the future of content delivery. You will contribute to creating, serving, and innovating the financial information that attracts users and builds the SmartAsset brand.

About SmartAsset

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice. Our mission is to help people make smart financial decisions, reaching over an estimated 59 million people each month (as of January 2025) through our educational content and personalized calculators and tools. We also operate the SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP) to connect consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.

SmartAsset has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 (#2574 in 2023) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ (#250 in 2022) lists. We are also ranked on Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies. In 2021, we completed a successful $110 million Series D funding round, valuing the company at over $1 billion.

Note: Other than application and licensing fees, SmartAsset did not provide compensation for the aforementioned awards.

About the Team

You will be part of a new and growing team focused on the content management architecture at SmartAsset. This team is building the future content management systems to create, serve, and innovate on the financial information that attracts our users and has built our brand. Your role will involve working on both front and backend services as we build and migrate our new content management system, collaborating closely with organizational architects to design the future of content delivery.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a highly collaborative team environment, delivering software using Agile methodology and best-practice principles.
• Build and maintain full-stack enterprise technology solutions that scale and represent our brand to our users.
• Partner with the Product team to identify opportunities to streamline content creation, structuring, and delivery.
• Integrate with third-party tools and internal Data teams to facilitate critical feature experimentation and refine content.
• Collaborate with architects to design an enterprise Content Management architecture capable of growing and serving the business's needs for years to come.
• Identify opportunities to adopt new technologies or team processes to improve the quality and efficiency of software development and delivery.

Skills / Experience You Have

• 5+ years of experience building full-stack web applications.
• Strong experience building, shipping, scaling, and operating Java web applications.
• Strong experience with ReactJS and NodeJS frameworks, and building modular content for the modern web.
• Proficiency with SQL and comfort working with relational databases.
• Strong knowledge of Git or other source control tools.
• Experience designing complex cloud solutions based on AWS and the ability to plan their implementation.
• Demonstrated critical and strategic thinking regarding business, products, and technical challenges for stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and familiarity with working in an agile environment.
• Enthusiasm for working in a startup environment and the ability to be cross-functional.
• Passion for technology and working with a team to continuously improve each other, our tools, and our processes.

Skills / Experience Preferred

• Experience using or integrating headless WordPress or other Content Management tools.
• Knowledge or experience with the NextJS framework and GraphQL.
• Experience working with A/B testing tools such as Optimizely.
• Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools.
• Experience with ad serving platforms such as DFP.

Available Benefits and Perks

• Remote Work: All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote, offering flexibility to work from anywhere in the contiguous US.
• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with multiple package options based on your individualized needs.
• Life/AD&D Insurance: Basic coverage is 100% company-paid, with additional supplemental options available.
• Disability Insurance: Short-term and Long-term disability coverage.

Salary

• Information not provided.

Location Type

• Remote (Contiguous US)

Employment Type

• Information not provided.