NerdWallet
Engineering
StaffSoftwareEngineer(ConsumerEngineering)
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“Staff Software Engineer (Consumer Engineering) at NerdWallet. Skills: Full-stack development, Technical leadership, Architecture decisions, Production reliability. Lead complex technical initiatives. Set engineering standards and pace”
What You'll Achieve.
delivery of high-quality software at scale; setting the engineering standard and pace; help the team operate at its best; raise the bar of the team; set the pace; lead the team to success; ensure solutions are maintainable; ensure solutions are scalable; ensure solutions are performant; ensure solutions are production-ready; help the team hit deadlines
Industry & Context.
identify tradeoffs; drive decisions
on-call via PagerDuty (roughly once every 4-6 weeks)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8-10+ years of software engineering experience, Full-stack web developer with a frontend bias, Production experience at scale, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, observability tools (DataDog or similar), web performance (Core Web Vitals, caching, critical rendering path, static generation), REST APIs, GraphQL graphs, cloud services (Vercel & AWS or similar: GCP, Azure, etc.), AI software-development tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.), Ownership and accountability, comfort navigating ambiguity, operating without clear direction, Communication, translating complex concepts, Collaborative, Data-driven, Align and execute, facilitate technical discussions, drive decisions, commit to outcomes
Nice to Have
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), organically driven/SEO-focused marketplace websites at scale, Next.js 13+ experience, App Router, Data analytics experience
What You'll Do.
Lead complex technical initiatives
Set engineering standards and pace
Lead technical design and architecture
Ensure solutions are maintainable
Ensure solutions are scalable
Ensure solutions are performant
Ensure solutions are production-ready
Mentor and uplevel engineers
Improve team's technical best practices
Collaboratively roadmap work
Break down business requirements
Help team hit deadlines
Serve stakeholder needs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product and Engineering; Mentor and coach other engineers; Partner with PM; Build cross-team influence; Build relationships and trust with teammates
Communication Scope
translating complex concepts into language that resonates
Process & Methodology
roadmap planning, break down business requirements into technical requirements, Proactively manage stakeholders
Full Job Description
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 Staff Software Engineer in Consumer Engineering is a hands-on engineer responsible for leading the execution of the team's most complex technical work across the full stack. This role owns the delivery of high-quality software at scale, setting the engineering standard and pace for the team. The Staff Engineer also brings a leadership multiplier to the team, partnering with Product and Engineering to inform technical direction, mentor those around them, and help the team operate at its best. They are a force multiplier whose contributions raise the bar of the team, set the pace and ultimately lead the team to success. The Staff Software Engineer will be a technical leader and thought partner to the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and partner teams, driving architecture decisions, roadmap planning, and engineering best practices. In this role you will work hands-on to build and maintain full-stack features and services. As someone who prides themselves on accountability, you will own production reliability for Consumer Credit Cards, taking ownership of setting up observability tooling, responding to incidents, and ensuring that alerts are properly in place for both technical and business failure events. You will leverage your experience and expertise in the field to mentor and coach other engineers on the team by technical guidance through code reviews, paired programming, and documentation as opportunities arise. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Engineering. WHERE YOU CAN MAKE
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