Engineering Manager/Technical Lead, Full-Stack

At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.

NerdWallet UK is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager/Technical Lead to lead and grow our UK-based full-stack engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality technical outcomes, fostering a strong engineering culture, and empowering your team to thrive. You will play a key role in shaping the direction of our platform and products while ensuring alignment with our broader company strategy.

As a collaborative full-stack leader, you’ll work closely with cross-functional partners in Product and Business to drive execution and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact, not only through technical delivery, but also by influencing how we build, work, and scale as a team.

You are a strong technical leader with a proven ability to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems. You are an inspiring people manager who leads with empathy, develops talent through coaching and feedback, and fosters a high-trust team environment.

You are strategic yet hands-on, able to define long-term vision while supporting day-to-day execution and delivery. You are highly collaborative, working seamlessly with Product, Design, and other cross-functional teams to align on goals and drive results. You are an excellent communicator who can clearly explain complex technical concepts to a range of stakeholders.
You are calm under pressure, guiding your team through ambiguity, change, and high-stakes challenges with confidence. You are data- and outcomes-driven, leveraging metrics to evaluate performance and continuously improve processes and team health. You are curious and forward-thinking, staying informed on industry trends and continuously seeking ways to evolve your tech stack and engineering practices.

This role reports to the General Manager, UK.

• Lead and manage team delivery in partnership with the Head of Product Management, ensuring execution excellence and alignment with business goals.

• Provide technical leadership that promotes scalability, performance, security, and innovation across our systems and architecture.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of trust, ownership, and continuous learning ensuring performance management is a focus when needed.

• Support career development through coaching, feedback, and tailored growth plans, helping engineers thrive in their roles.

• Set clear direction in ambiguous problem spaces, balancing long-term vision with day-to-day operational priorities. This will include architectural decisions, code reviews & system design discussions.

• Be a sounding board for engineers on technical challenges, not necessarily the top coder, but a respected technical leader.

• Own the reliability, uptime, and evolution of our infrastructure and applications, maintaining high standards of system health and performance.

• Contribute to and challenge technical and architectural decisions, empowering engineers to lead and take ownership.

• Evolve and uphold engineering standards, best practices, and development processes, ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes.

• Stay engaged with emerging technologies and industry trends to identify new opportunities for innovation.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, with a focus on timely, high-quality outcomes.

• Continuously improve how we work by refining our development processes, tooling, and collaboration methods.

• Monitor and leverage key engineering metrics to drive performance, efficiency, and team growth.

• 12+ years in a full-stack software engineering role, with at least 5+ years managing an engineering team.

• Experience growing and leading small teams in fast-moving, product-led companies.

• Proven ability to drive engineering execution while maintaining technical excellence.

• Background in shipping successful consumer web products at scale.

• Strong experience with modern web frameworks and languages, including React, JavaScript, C#/.NET, PHP, and HTML/CSS.

• Experience working with AWS or equivalent.

• Experience working with Ruby & SQL is a bonus.

• Familiarity with modern web architectures & scalable backend systems.

• Ability to engage deeply in technical conversations across systems, data structures, and architecture.

• Past experience as an individual contributor (IC) — you know what great code and engineering practices look like.

• Skilled in project management, prioritisation, and stakeholder alignment.

• Excellent communication, decision-making, and time-management skills.

• This role will be remote (UK- Remote).

• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

• Generous Pension: NerdWallet offers up to 6% matched pension contribution

• Paid Time Off (PTO): You will be granted twenty-five (25) days of paid time off, not including public holidays

• Wellness stipend: NerdWallet gives every employee a monthly wellness stipend. It is yours to use however you’d like 

• Wifi stipend: NerdWallet gives every remote employee a monthly Wifi stipend

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. 

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