Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Insurance

Posted on 1/18/2025

NerdWallet

NerdWallet

501-1,000 employees

Financial guidance platform for personal finance

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$152k - $282kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Datadog
Microsoft Azure
Python
React.js
NoSQL
SQL
Java
TypeScript
Microservices
AWS
Next.js
REST APIs
Google Cloud Platform

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 8+ years in software engineering, with a strong front-end, back-end development and distributed systems background.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Advanced knowledge of Typescript, React, and NextJS.
  • Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, and Python.
  • Strong knowledge of observability tools, such as DataDog or similar.
  • Experience setting up dashboards, monitors, error reporting, etc
  • Understands Core web vitals, caching, Critical rendering path, static generation
  • Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Understanding of database systems (both SQL and NoSQL).
  • Knowledge of security best practices, particularly in financial services.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of our core financial services platform, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, Business Development, Organic Growth, and the performance Marketing team to translate business requirements into technical solutions that meet high standards for quality and functionality.
  • Architect, build and implement APIs and microservices that power our FinTech products, focusing on system performance, security, and data integrity.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineering team members, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and architecture.
  • Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering team.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in consumer credit, lending, loans, or insurance, providing insights that help shape the product roadmap and ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Contribute to platform stability and resilience through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the fintech industry, particularly around payments, lending, credit, and insurance, to drive innovation within the team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in consumer credit, lending, loans, or insurance, with a solid understanding of industry regulations, underwriting processes, and risk assessment.
  • Familiarity with GraphQL, and Data Analytics.

NerdWallet offers financial guidance to help individuals make informed money decisions. The platform provides tools and resources for comparing credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, and insurance, making complex financial concepts easier to understand. It operates on an affiliate marketing model, earning revenue through partnerships with financial institutions while offering its services for free. The goal is to empower consumers to make smarter financial choices with comprehensive and accessible information.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$67.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

11%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for financial literacy tools boosts NerdWallet's user engagement.
  • Partnerships with fintech firms enhance NerdWallet's comprehensive financial solutions.
  • Rising interest in ethical investing aligns with NerdWallet's tailored advice offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Next Door Lending's past compliance issues pose potential regulatory risks for NerdWallet.
  • Affiliate marketing reliance may be threatened by shifts in financial institutions' budgets.
  • Intensifying competition in personal finance could erode NerdWallet's market share.

What makes NerdWallet unique

  • NerdWallet offers personalized, unbiased financial advice to empower consumer decision-making.
  • The platform integrates financial tools and expert content for comprehensive financial guidance.
  • NerdWallet's user-friendly design simplifies complex financial concepts for a broad audience.

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