About the job
At NerdWallet, we are dedicated to empowering individuals to navigate their financial decisions with confidence. Our inclusive culture fosters growth, encourages thoughtful risk-taking, and celebrates authenticity (cape optional). Whether you prefer remote work or an in-office environment, we support your optimal work style. By investing in your well-being and professional development, we ensure that as each team member levels up, we all benefit.
The Platform team at NerdWallet is responsible for the core systems that enhance our customer experience. We manage a centralized product data platform, partner ingestion pipelines, our publishing and click-tracking infrastructure, GraphQL gateway operations, and a high-traffic, headless WordPress CMS. These systems guarantee accurate, compliant, and high-performance product and content experiences for millions of web and mobile users. We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead this team, focusing on modernizing legacy services into scalable, reliable systems while advancing our vision of a flexible platform that enables quicker publishing, enhanced observability, and future scalability.
As the Senior Engineering Manager for our Platform Systems, you will guide and support a team of engineers in delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure software that aligns with NerdWallet’s product and business objectives. You will collaborate closely with Product and cross-functional teams to define the roadmap, prioritize tasks, and eliminate barriers while promoting robust engineering practices and a culture of continuous improvement. You will be responsible for ensuring technical quality, team well-being, and daily execution—mentoring engineers, making informed technical decisions, and balancing immediate delivery with long-term maintainability, compliance, and reliability.
This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

