Job Overview
Location
NerdWallet US
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 28, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Staff Software Engineer in Consumer Engineering at NerdWallet, you will lead the execution of the team's most complex technical work across the full stack, setting engineering standards and pace while driving high-quality software delivery at scale.
- • Day to day, you will build and maintain full-stack features and services, own production reliability for Consumer Credit Cards, set up observability tooling, respond to incidents, and mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and documentation.
- • You will partner with Product and Engineering leadership to inform technical direction, roadmap planning, and best practices, while participating in Pod Lead rotations and stakeholder communication to ensure team success.
- • NerdWallet is an inclusive, flexible, and candid company focused on bringing clarity to financial decisions, where you’ll grow, take smart risks, and make an impact in a culture that values well-being, development, and collaboration.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in full-stack development, technical leadership, and system architecture while mentoring others and shaping the technical foundation of a mission-driven product used by millions.
🎯 Requirements
- • 8-10+ years of software engineering experience as a Full-stack web developer with a frontend bias
- • Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Next.js
- • Production experience at scale with observability tools (DataDog or similar) and web performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, caching, critical rendering path)
- • Experience building REST APIs, GraphQL, and utilizing cloud services (Vercel, AWS, GCP, Azure)
- • 1-2+ years of experience in a tech lead capacity
- • Ownership, accountability, communication, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making skills
🏖️ Benefits
- • Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and dependents
- • Rejuvenation Policy: Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
- • Paid sabbatical after 5 years to recharge, gain knowledge, and pursue personal interests
- • Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (for remote employees)
- • 401K with 4% company match and access to financial wellness guidance via Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
- • Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
- • Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums
- • Volunteer time off (8 hours per quarter) with company match for charitable donations
- • Employee Resource Groups, hackathons, team events, and company-wide initiatives like NerdLove and Charity Auction
- • Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (for remote employees)
- • Opportunity to be first to test and benefit from new financial products and tools
Skills & Technologies
About NerdWallet, Inc.
NerdWallet, Inc. is a San Francisco–based personal finance company that operates an online platform offering comparison tools, editorial reviews, and educational content for credit cards, mortgages, loans, insurance, banking, and investing products. Founded in 2009, it generates revenue through lead generation and referral fees when users select financial products from partner institutions. The company serves U.S. consumers seeking independent guidance to optimize financial decisions and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker NRDS.
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