Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nerdwallet/4238b577-6de3-4c4b-a113-d70578975bb1

Job Description: 
Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Front-end (SEO Engineering)
Location
NerdWallet US

Employment Type
Full time

Location Type
Remote

Department
Engineering

Compensation
$152K – $282K • Offers Equity
Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Overview
Application
At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact​ because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.

The SEO Engineering team contributes to NerdWallet’s growth engine by building tools in Next.js, React.js and Astro.js leveraging WordPress that enables SEO-optimized customer experiences. We create applications that empower content and marketing teams to launch high-traffic, consumer facing, performant pages at scale. Our efforts are backed by front-end best practices, strong observability and a focus on quality. Joining SEO Engineering means working on business-critical, high-impact engineering at the intersection of platform, growth, and consumer experience.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who is both a technical leader and hands-on builder - someone who can drive technical excellence, front-end performance, and platform scalability while collaborating with stakeholders to shape the future of our organic shopping products.

This is a front-end role with full-stack elements, UI/UX, accessibility, and web performance. You’ll lead initiatives that enhance Core Web Vitals (CWV), technical SEO, and observability, ensuring our pages are blazing fast, user-friendly, and optimized for discovery. Beyond the front-end, you’ll also work on back-end APIs and integrate with Machine Learning systems that power these experiences - enabling personalization, and data-driven decision-making at scale.

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with engineering leadership to influence the engineering roadmap, contribute to best practices, and drive architectural projects that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability. This isn’t just a strategy role - you’ll be hands-on, writing production-quality code, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across the team. You’ll set the pace, ensuring both high-quality execution and fast iteration, acting as a m