Senior Software Engineer

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice, whose mission is helping people make smart financial decisions, reaching over an estimated 59 million people each month (as of January 2025) through our educational content and personalized calculators and tools. To extend our mission, we also operate SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), which helps connect consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.SmartAsset has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 (#2574 in 2023) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ (#250 in 2022) lists. Currently, SmartAsset ranks on Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies. A successful $110 million Series D funding round in 2021 valued the company at over $1 billion.

 

*Other than application and licensing fees, SmartAsset did not provide compensation for the aforementioned awards.

About the team: 

You’ll be working on the Web Platform team that is responsible for the content management architecture at SmartAsset. This team is building the future content management systems to create, serve, and innovate on the financial information that attracts our users and has built our brand. Your role on this team will involve working on both front and backend services as we build and migrate our new content management system while working closely with senior engineers and architects to design the future of how we serve content.

About the Job:

Responsibilities:

• This position presents a high-growth opportunity to be part of a dynamic engineering team that owns the technical and architectural domains of our web platform domain.
• You will be part of an AGILE SCRUM team, responsible for running and scaling our web site and other web products.
• You will be collaborating closely with everyone around you including our product team and other stakeholders to complete sprint and triage commitments.
• You will actively participate and support making key technical decisions, documenting technical and improving processes as we revamp and reshape the services we provide.
• Your role will be pivotal in guiding technical designs and ensuring the successful implementation of your team’s roadmap.
• Your relentless drive to learn, coupled with a "no challenge is too big" approach, will shape your team's decisions around technology, tooling, and processes.
• You present excellent communication skills that enhance collaboration in an asynchronous and fully remote environment
  
  

Skills/Experience you have:

• Engineering Expertise: 3+ years of experience building, maintaining, and scaling highly available, performant web platforms with Java (or similar) and deep expertise in ReactJS and NodeJS for modular, modern web applications.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL, version control with Git, and designing and implementing complex cloud solutions (preferably AWS).
• Leadership & Strategy: Proven ability to drive project and product success in Agile environments through strategic thinking, clear communication, and decisive action.
• Team Development: Passionate about coaching and mentoring others while continuously improving yourself, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Execution & Adaptability: Adept at identifying risks, creating effective mitigations, and thriving in fast-paced, cross-functional teams with a startup mindset and a relentless drive for improvement.
  
  

Skills/Experience preferred:

• Knowledge of least privilege principle, application structure and OOP patterns.
• Experience working in or developing in a CI/CD environment
• Familiarity using IAC tools (ex. Terraform, Cloudformation)
• Knowledge operating incidents, releases, problem, and change management processes
• Experience using or integrating headless WordPress or other Content Management tools.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer 
• Must be able to communicate via phone calls and/or video conferences

Available Benefits and Perks: 

• All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available 
• Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability
• FSA: Medical and Dependant Care 
• 401K
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off: Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Financial Literacy Mentoring Program
• Pet Insurance
• Home Office Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at Recruiting@smartasset.com.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents* [The Recruiter inserts the salary range here, including OTE if applicable] + RSUs + benefits.

Salary at SmartAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.