Senior Software Engineer

At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.

The CKD Clients Engineering team contributes to NerdWallet’s growth engine by building tools in Next.js, React.js, and Astro.js leveraging WordPress that enables SEO-optimized customer experiences. We create applications that empower content and marketing teams to launch high-traffic, consumer-facing, performant pages at scale. Our efforts are backed by front-end best practices, strong observability and a focus on quality. Joining CKD Engineering means working on business-critical, high-impact engineering at the intersection of platform, growth, and consumer experience.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can drive technical excellence, front-end performance, and platform scalability while collaborating with stakeholders to shape the future of our organic shopping products.

This is a front-end role with full-stack elements, UI/UX, accessibility, and web performance. You’ll work on initiatives that enhance Core Web Vitals (CWV), technical SEO, and observability, ensuring our pages are blazing fast, user-friendly, and optimized for discovery. Beyond the front-end, you’ll also work on back-end APIs and integrate with Machine Learning systems that power these experiences, enabling personalization and data-driven decision-making at scale.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders, contribute to best practices, and drive architectural projects that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability. You’ll be hands-on, writing production-quality code, mentoring junior work on both high-quality execution and fast iteration, acting as a multiplier to help the team deliver impact.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Engineering.

Where you can make an impact:

• Shape the future of NerdWallet’s highest-traffic organic pages by improving performance, SEO, and user engagement.

• Partner with product, Organic Growth, 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.

• 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.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the tech and finance industries through a practice of continuous learning and self-improvement.

Your experience: We recognize not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If you meet most of the criteria below and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

• Minimum of 5+ years in software engineering, with a strong background in client focused full stack development.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Expertise in ES6, TypeScript, Node.js and the web platform; proficient in other modern languages such as Rust, Go, Python, etc.

• Expert in modern front-end frameworks such as Astro.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, React.js, Tailwind, etc.

• Deeply knowledgeable about Web Performance, Core Web Vitals & Technical SEO.

• Passion for design, usability, and user experience. Understanding of accessibility best practices.

• Experience in Observability and running a production website or application at scale.

• Experience with database systems, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, IAC, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure (Vercel, AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Where:

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What we offer: Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• 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)

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

• 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

• Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

• 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

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here. NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice. NerdWallet participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations. For more information, please see:

• E-Verify Participation Poster (English+Spanish/Español)

• Right to Work Poster (English) / (Spanish/Español)

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