Senior software engineer designing scalable market - data services for Alpaca’s brokerage infrastructure. Building APIs and production systems for stocks, options, crypto, and foreign exchange data.
About the role
- Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer focused on user experiences and backend infrastructure. Joining NerdWallet to enhance its financial decision-making platforms.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and evolve Full Stack React/Next.js applications that serve millions of monthly users.
- Improve Core Web Vitals, accessibility, and technical SEO to drive discoverability and engagement.
- Partner with product, organic growth, paid marketers and content teams to launch, test, and iterate on high-impact shopping experiences.
- Design and implement backend APIs and cloud services that power dynamic, personalized content and partner integrations.
- Collaborate on platform-wide initiatives: performance, observability, A/B testing infrastructure, and developer experience.
- Contribute to shared UI components and design systems, helping scale high-quality UX across pages and flows.
- Participate in code reviews, mentorship, and team technical discussions to help raise the engineering bar.
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful contributions across both front-end and back-end systems.
- Deep experience in TypeScript, React.js, and Next.js or a related isomorphic framework (Astro, Gatsby, etc.).
- Experience with building backend systems using cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Vercel).
- Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs and integrating with databases (SQL/NoSQL).
- Strong product and UX sensibility with a keen eye for performance, usability, and responsive design.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, IAC, observability).
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits
- Monthly Healthcare Stipend
- Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + You will receive the official public holidays in your province
- Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests
- Monthly Wellness Stipend, Wifi Stipend, and Cell Phone Stipend
- Work from home equipment stipend
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