Engineering Manager, Consumer Credit Cards

. Lead the Consumer Credit Cards Marketplaces engineering team of 3–4 engineers .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $160,000 - $294,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKubernetesMicroservicesNext.jsNode.jsNoSQLReactSQLTypeScript

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Consumer Credit Cards Marketplaces engineering team of 3–4 engineers
Own technical direction and people outcomes for high-traffic web shopping experiences
Drive architecture, technical decisions, planning, and milestones
Deliver on the product backlog and contribute to the engineering excellence roadmap
Set architectural direction and ensure high-quality delivery
Build and evolve the team’s AI developer harness
Orchestrate agentic automations across the software lifecycle from specification through review and deployment
Develop engineers’ AI-era skills, including prompting, spec-writing, and reviewing AI-generated code and designs
Conduct 1:1s, provide feedback, set growth plans, and manage performance
Partner with engineering leadership on performance, observability, scalability, security, and developer-experience initiatives
Support platform stability and resilience through monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management
Maintain technical excellence, code quality, modernization, and AI tooling adoption
Collaborate with SEO strategists, Paid Marketers, Product, Business Development, Data & Analytics, and other stakeholders
Report to the Head of Engineering for Consumer Banking, Credit Cards & New Markets

What you’ll need

8+ years in software engineering with a strong background as a hands-on Technical Lead
Expertise in TypeScript, React, and Node.js, with experience in additional modern languages
Strong experience with Next.js and React.js
Understanding of web performance, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO
Experience architecting and building back-end APIs and microservices
Focus on scalability, performance, and data integrity
Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL database systems
Experience in high-volume data processing
Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Docker, and Kubernetes
Knowledge of security and compliance best practices, particularly in financial services
Experience in observability and running production applications, especially marketplaces, at scale
Hands-on experience with AI development tools and advanced AI-enabled workflows, including development harnesses, agentic automations/workflows, and spec-driven development
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (preferred)
Experience integrating Machine Learning systems, personalization pipelines, and data-driven experimentation (preferred)
Domain knowledge in finance and shopping marketplaces (preferred)
Understanding of accessibility best practices and usability/user experience (preferred)
Familiarity with paid and organic search strategies (preferred)
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Comp & perks

Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
Mental health support
Paid sabbatical after 5 years
Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
Monthly Wellness Stipend
Cell Phone Stipend
Wifi Stipend for remote Nerds
Work from home equipment stipend for remote Nerds
Co-working space subsidy for remote Nerds
Employee Resource Groups
Hackathons and team events
Company-wide events including NerdLove and annual Charity Auction
8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter
Company match for charitable donations
401K with 4% company match
Early access to new financial products and tools
Financial wellness guidance and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner through Northstar
Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums
Equity offered