Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Front-end (SEO Engineering)

At the organization, the mission is to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional contributors. An inclusive, flexible, and candid culture has been built where individuals are empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically themselves (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, support is provided for how team members thrive best. Investment is made in well-being, development, and the ability to make an impact because when one member levels up, everyone does.

About the Team:

The SEO Engineering team contributes to the organization’s growth engine by building the Landing Page Creator (LPC), a Next.js/React platform embedded in WordPress that enables high-traffic, SEO-optimized customer experiences. Tools and components are created to empower content and marketing teams to launch scalable, performant pages, backed by Redis caching and strong observability. Joining SEO Engineering means working on business-critical, high-impact engineering at the intersection of platform, growth, and consumer experience.

About the Opportunity:

A Staff Software Engineer is sought who is both a technical leader and hands-on builder, capable of driving technical excellence, front-end performance, and platform scalability while collaborating with stakeholders to shape the future of organic shopping products.

This is a front-end role with full-stack elements, ideal for someone with a strong eye for design, UI/UX, accessibility, and web performance. The selected candidate will lead initiatives that enhance Core Web Vitals (CWV), technical SEO, and observability, ensuring shopping experiences are blazing fast, user-friendly, and optimized for discovery. Beyond the front-end, there will also be opportunities to 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, close collaboration with engineering leadership is expected to influence the engineering roadmap, contribute to best practices, and drive architectural projects that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability. This is not just a strategy role. The position is hands-on, writing production-quality code, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence across the team. The Staff Engineer will set the pace, ensuring both high-quality execution and fast iteration, acting as a multiplier to help the entire team deliver impact.

Where you can make an impact:

• Shape the future of the organization’s highest-traffic organic pages by improving performance, SEO, and user engagement.

• Partner with product, SEO, and data teams to run experiments, measure impact, and iterate quickly.

• Take input from and partner directly with engineering leadership to drive technical initiatives to enhance performance, observability, scalability, security and developer experience.

• Contribute to platform stability and resilience through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management.

• Ensure high standards of technical excellence, maintaining a high-quality codebase and modernizing the stack.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineering team members, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and architecture.

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering team.

• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in the tech and finance industries through a practice of continuous learning and self-improvement.

Your experience:

It is recognized that not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If most of the criteria below are met and there is excitement about the opportunity and willingness to learn, applications are encouraged.

• Minimum of 8+ years in software engineering, with a strong background in client focused full stack development.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Expert in ES6, TypeScript, Node.js and the web platform; proficient in other modern languages such as Rust, Go, Python, etc.

• Expert in modern front-end frameworks such as Astro.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, React.js, Tailwind, etc.

• Deeply knowledgeable about Web Performance, Core Web Vitals & Technical SEO.

• Keen eye for design, usability and user experience. Understanding of accessibility best-practices.

• Experience in Observability and running a production website or application at scale.

• Experience with database systems, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, IAC, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Deep domain knowledge in technical SEO or a related field.

Where:

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

• It is believed that great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, the organization offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What is offered:

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents

• Rejuvenation Policy Vacation Time Off plus 11 holidays plus 4 Mental Health Days Off

• 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 for contributors to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests

• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly organizational contribution

• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend

• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy

Have Some Fun:

• Contributor-led group initiatives Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

• Company-wide events like employee appreciation and annual Charity Auction

• Team members love to make an impact by paying it forward