*This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East Coast preference), with hybrid being central to our New York, NY or Charlotte area offices. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.
As a Staff Engineer at Bankrate, you sit at the intersection of deep technical expertise and strategic business thinking — the rare engineer who can see both the forest and the trees. You'll architect solutions to complex, cross-team challenges, ensuring every technology decision directly advances Bankrate's goals. That means influencing architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and spotting where emerging technology can unlock growth, efficiency, or a better customer experience — all while keeping systems scalable, secure, and cost-effective.
If you're energized by solving hard problems that matter beyond your immediate team, this role is built for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Solve complex, mission-critical problems that require cross-team collaboration and deep technical evaluation.
- Act as a trusted technical consultant and architect for multiple teams within an industry group.
- Partner with product and business stakeholders to align technical direction with measurable outcomes and company goals.
- Explore and evaluate emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to leverage new tools, frameworks, or paradigms that create business value.
- Lead technical design, planning, and execution for large-scale initiatives that span multiple systems in their product domains.
- Assess and execute trade-off decisions between performance, scalability, maintainability, and cost.
Compensation:
Total Cash Compensation Range: $130,000 - $210,000 per year
New York City Total Cash Compensation Range: $162,500 - $262,500 per year
Actual compensation varies based on location, experience, and qualifications.
Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k) with match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.
Who We Are:
Bankrate is where Americans go to get the best price on life's most important financial decisions. By combining proprietary data, advanced technology, and deep market coverage, Bankrate helps consumers compare options and make confident financial choices across mortgages, credit cards, savings, and more. As a rate provider to the Federal Reserve and the benchmark relied upon by major publishers and policymakers nationwide, Bankrate's rate data is the national standard. This commitment to precision is reflected across all its products. In mortgages, proprietary auction technology puts lenders in real-time competition on price alone, consistently delivering rates in the lowest 10% in the country. For deposits, the platform features exclusively top-tier rates in the top 10% nationally, while its credit card coverage encompasses more than 90% of the market by volume. Founded by a journalist, Bankrate remains dedicated to its founding mission of transparency, honest information, and real competition — helping to make the American dream more affordable for everyone.
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We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Advanced expertise in multiple software engineering disciplines
- Proven experience architecting and delivering scalable, resilient systems aligned with long-term product strategy
- Strong systems thinking connecting architectural decisions to operational, security, and organizational outcomes
- Exceptional communication skills to simplify complex ideas and influence diverse stakeholders
- Deep understanding of software architecture principles, modern cloud infrastructure, and secure design practices
- Experience leading technical design, planning, and execution for large-scale, multi-system initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching
- Ability to assess trade-offs between performance, scalability, maintainability, and cost
- Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours
Bankrate Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with dedicated mental‑health support via Lyra Health, plus life and disability insurance. HSAs/FSAs and paid sick days reinforce a broad health and wellness safety net.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is complemented by adoption assistance and benefits for IUI, IVF, and surrogacy. The explicit family‑building support is positioned as a differentiator among similar employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, bereavement leave, and paid sick days are emphasized, alongside paid volunteer time. Flexible scheduling and hybrid‑friendly options support time away from work.
Bankrate Insights
What We Do
Bankrate is redefining the future of financial decision-making. For nearly five decades, we’ve empowered tens of millions of consumers to make smarter financial choices and helped hundreds of leading financial institutions grow. Today, we’re evolving from a marketplace into a next-generation technology platform—underpinned by proprietary data, AI-driven innovation, and deep enterprise integrations. With our track record of delivering consumers quantifiably better offers—for example, on home loans where we lead the market—Bankrate stands at the center of the $60B U.S. financial services acquisition opportunity. As we expand through omnichannel marketing and strategic partnerships, and launch unique consumer product applications, we’re building a more efficient, personalized, and connected financial ecosystem—one grounded in trust.
Why Work With Us
Our mission is to help people save, borrow and thrive—and we invest in our people the same way. You'll get hands-on AI build days, lunch & learns, dedicated learning time, and leadership development programs, plus paid community volunteer days to give back. Real growth, real impact, real support.
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Employees work remotely.
Every role at Bankrate is open to remote candidates. If you live near one of our hubs in Charlotte or New York, we ask that you work from the office three days a week — Tuesday through Thursday — so teams can connect in person.
