
Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Banking, Credit Cards
NerdWallet
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $136,000 - $252,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Build, maintain, and evolve Full Stack React/Next.js applications that serve millions of monthly users.
- Improve Core Web Vitals, accessibility, and technical SEO to drive discoverability and engagement.
- Partner with product, organic growth, paid marketers and content teams to launch, test, and iterate on high-impact shopping experiences.
- Design and implement backend APIs and cloud services that power dynamic, personalized content and partner integrations.
- Collaborate on platform-wide initiatives: performance, observability, A/B testing infrastructure, and developer experience.
- Contribute to shared UI components and design systems, helping scale high-quality UX across pages and flows.
- Participate in code reviews, mentorship, and team technical discussions to help raise the engineering bar.
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful contributions 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.).
- Experience with building backend systems using cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Vercel).
- Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs and integrating with databases (SQL/NoSQL).
- Strong product and UX sensibility with a keen eye for performance, usability, and responsive design.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, IAC, observability).
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits
- 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)
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Hard Skills & Tools
Full Stack DevelopmentReact.jsNext.jsTypeScriptRESTful APIsGraphQL APIsSQLNoSQLCloud PlatformsDevOps
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationMentorshipProduct SensibilityUX SensibilityPerformance AwarenessUsability AwarenessResponsive DesignTeamworkTechnical Discussions