Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Facing Web Products

The role

You will build and maintain React/Next.js front-end applications and design backend APIs. You will collaborate with product, SEO, and content teams to deliver high-performance user experiences.

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and evolve React/Next.js front-end applications
• Improve Core Web Vitals, accessibility, and technical SEO
• Partner with product, SEO, and content teams to launch and iterate shopping experiences
• Design and implement backend APIs and services
• Collaborate on performance, observability, A/B testing infrastructure, and front-end developer experience
• Contribute to shared UI components and design systems
• Use AI coding tools and spec-driven workflows
• Participate in code reviews, mentorship, and team technical discussions

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience across both front-end and back-end systems
• Deep experience in TypeScript, React.js, and Next.js or a related isomorphic framework (Astro, Gatsby, etc.)
• Strong product and UX sensibility
• Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Integrating with databases (SQL/NoSQL)
• Writing full-stack features
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code)
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS, GCP, Vercel)
• Modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, observability)
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience working in public-facing, high visibility shopping marketplaces
• Background in FinTech, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with web vitals, lazy loading, caching strategies, or third-party analytics tools
• A technical blog, open-source contributions, or portfolio site showcasing your work

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health care plans
• Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
• New Parent Leave
• Mental health support
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Wifi Stipend (remote only)
• Work from home equipment stipend (remote only)
• Co-working space subsidy (remote only)
• Employee Resource Groups

About the company

NerdWallet is on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions. They have built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture.