FRONT END LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER - STAFF
Cars CommerceSalary not specified
- Full Time
- Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
$152,000 – $282,000Compensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Fintech, E-commerce, Online PublishingIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Salary: $152K - $282K
NerdWallet’s Shopping Marketplaces Team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive technical excellence and build best-in-class, data-driven shopping experiences. This full-stack role with a front-end focus will contribute to SEO, conversion, and engagement, operating at the intersection of technology, experimentation, and product excellence. The ideal candidate is a technical leader and hands-on builder, capable of enhancing Core Web Vitals (CWV), technical SEO, and observability.
Requirements
- Strong front-end development skills (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
- Experience with UI/UX design and accessibility
- Understanding of web performance optimization techniques
- Familiarity with SEO principles and best practices
- Ability to work with back-end APIs and integrate with Machine Learning systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience with data-driven decision-making
Responsibilities
- Shape the future of NerdWallet’s highest-traffic organic pages by improving performance, SEO, and user engagement.
- Partner with product, SEO, and data teams to run experiments, measure impact, and iterate quickly.
- Take input from and partner directly with engineering leadership to drive technical initiatives to 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 modernizing our stack.
- Collaborate closely with engineering leadership to influence the engineering roadmap.
- Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence across the team.
- Hands-on coding and contributing to production-quality code.
Company Information
- Team: Shopping Marketplaces Team
- Mission: To create best-in-class, data-driven shopping experiences that help millions of users make smarter financial decisions.
- Focus: SEO, conversion, and engagement.
- Technology: Intersection of technology, experimentation, and product excellence.
Skills
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
UI/UX Design
Accessibility
Web Performance Optimization
SEO Principles
API Integration
Machine Learning
Problem-Solving
Data-Driven Decision Making
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Code Modernization
NerdWallet
Financial guidance platform for personal finance
About NerdWallet
NerdWallet helps individuals make informed financial decisions by providing resources and tools for comparing credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, and insurance. The platform is user-friendly, featuring calculators and educational content that simplify complex financial concepts. Unlike competitors, NerdWallet operates on an affiliate marketing model, allowing it to offer services for free while earning revenue through partnerships with financial institutions. The company's goal is to empower consumers to manage their finances better by providing clear and comprehensive information.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$67.1MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
501-1,000Employees