Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering
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NerdWalletFinTech
This role will be remote (based in the U.S.)Full-TimeManager
Salary160,000 - 294,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience; 5+ years of experience as the people manager of an engineering team
- Required Skills
- GraphQLPHPPythonSQLAgileTypeScriptSEO
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience as the people manager of an engineering team
- Proven experience delivering production software in a complex, fast-paced environment within FinTech or regulated industries
- Proven success owning and leading large-scale content management systems and headless architectures
- Proven success leading large scale backend systems
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle, agile methodologies, and modern engineering practices
- Solid technical foundation with experience designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure systems
- Proficient in either PHP or Python, GraphQL, SQL, and TypeScript
- Working knowledge of security best practices, data privacy, and compliance considerations in financial systems
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and support engineers at varying levels
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Experience developing scalable web applications with SEO in mind
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop an engineering team responsible for NerdWallet’s platform systems, including the Content Platform, CMS, and Product Data Platform
- Drive the evolution of engineering workflows through thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development practices, automation, and operational tooling
- Partner with Product Managers and other cross-functional stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and execute against the product roadmap
- Champion process improvements that increase engineering velocity, efficiency, and developer experience while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability
- Drive consistent execution of software development best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence
- Contribute to and guide technical and architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements
- Balance platform evolution (e.g., headless CMS, APIs, content workflows) with stability for high-traffic, mission critical systems
- Manage sprint planning, project timelines, and delivery commitments, ensuring predictable and high-quality execution
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges, escalating and addressing them proactively
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and psychological safety
- Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for engineers at varying levels
- Ensure systems owned by the team meet availability, performance, and security standards
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