Engineering Manager, Consumer Credit Cards

Own both the technical direction and the people outcomes for a team building some of NerdWallet's highest-traffic web shopping experiences.

Drive architecture, technical decisions, planning, and milestones.

Build and evolve the team's AI dev harness and orchestrate agentic automations across the software lifecycle, from spec to review to deployment.

Develop your engineers' AI-era skills: effective prompting, spec-writing, and reviewing AI-generated code and designs.

Manage and develop your engineers: run 1:1s, give feedback, set growth plans, and hold a performance bar.

Take input from and partner directly with engineering leadership to drive technical initiatives that enhance performance, observability, scalability, security, and developer experience.

Contribute to platform stability and resilience through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management.

Ensure high standards of technical excellence, maintaining a high-quality codebase and driving modernization efforts including AI tooling adoption.

We recognize not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If you meet most of the criteria below and you're excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

8+ years in software engineering with a strong background as a hands-on Technical Lead.

Expertise in TypeScript, React and Node.js, with experience in additional modern languages.

Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Next.js and React.js, with an understanding of web performance, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO.

Experience architecting and building back-end APIs and microservices, with a focus on scalability, performance, and data integrity.

Strong understanding of database systems (both SQL and NoSQL), with experience in high-volume data processing.

Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

Knowledge of security and compliance best practices, particularly in financial services.

Experience in observability and running production applications, especially marketplaces, at scale.

Hands-on experience with AI development tools and advanced AI-enabled development workflows: building a development harness, agentic automations / workflows, spec-driven development, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Experience with integrating Machine Learning systems, personalization pipelines, and data-driven experimentation.

Domain knowledge in finance and shopping marketplaces.

Understanding of accessibility best practices and a keen eye for usability and user experience.

Familiarity with paid and organic search strategies and how engineering decisions impact business outcomes.

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

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)

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction

Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

401K with 4% company match

Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools

Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar

Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

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NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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