Senior Front-End Engineer (Remote) - SEO & Performance

NerdWallet, Inc; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision plans

Flexible vacation + holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

NerdWallet, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance front-end performance, platform scalability, and seamless back-end integration. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to shape our organic shopping experiences, drive architectural excellence, and mentor the team for high-quality delivery.

You’ll contribute to CWV, SEO, observability, and modern tooling while delivering production-grade code and scalable APIs in a remote-friendly environment in the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in software engineering, with client-focused full-stack experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Expertise in ES6, TypeScript, Node.js and the web platform; proficient in other modern languages.
• Expert in modern front-end frameworks such as Astro.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, React.js, Tailwind.
• Deeply knowledgeable about Web Performance, Core Web Vitals & Technical SEO.
• Passion for design, usability, and user experience; accessibility best practices.
• Experience with Observability and running a production website or application at scale.
• Experience with database systems, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, IAC, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Drive technical initiatives to enhance performance, observability, scalability, security, and developer experience.
• Contribute to platform stability and resilience through monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management.
• Maintain a high-quality codebase and modernize our stack.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in coding, testing, and architecture.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and standards.
• Stay up-to-date with trends in tech and finance to inform decisions.

Skills

ES6

TypeScript

Node.js

Astro.js

Nuxt.js

Next.js

React.js

Tailwind

Web Performance

Core Web Vitals

Technical SEO

Accessibility

Observability

APIs

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Vercel

AWS

GCP

Azure

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

IAC

WordPress

Job description

NerdWallet, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance front-end performance, platform scalability, and seamless back-end integration. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to shape our organic shopping experiences, drive architectural excellence, and mentor the team for high-quality delivery.

You’ll contribute to CWV, SEO, observability, and modern tooling while delivering production-grade code and scalable APIs in a remote-friendly environment in the United States.