Senior Manager, Engineering (AI-Forward Platform Builder, RIA)

Nerd Wallet

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, USA Posted 17 days ago $176,000–$330,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

At NerdWallet's RIA team, we seek a senior leader to drive both the current operations and future transformation of our financial advisory platforms. This role involves managing a small cross-functional team, architecting systems with emerging AI tools, and developing an AI strategy that enhances productivity and quality. Ideal candidates possess deep technical expertise in building reliable LLM-powered products, experience in evaluating AI vendor capabilities, and hands-on skills in modern web technologies like NextJS and TypeScript. The position requires navigating complex organizational dynamics while maintaining a startup's agility, ensuring systems meet high standards for availability, performance, and security. Experience in FinTech or regulated industries is preferred, as well as a proven track record of shipping AI-native features and leading teams through significant growth phases.

Skills

AWS NextJS TypeScript LLMs RAG AI-assisted workflows Observability Prompt pipelines Evals CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes

What you'll do

  • Lead and transform a small cross-functional team to operate efficiently with AI.
  • Architect and prototype systems using emerging AI tools, ensuring reliability and observability.
  • Develop and execute the team's AI transformation strategy, measuring its impact on productivity.
  • Make strategic decisions on building vs. buying AI solutions based on critical assessment of vendor capabilities.
  • Translate business goals into technical strategies, driving pragmatic engineering choices for high-leverage outcomes.
  • Ensure systems meet performance, availability, and security standards with a balanced approach to risk management.

What we're looking for

  • Over 6 years of software engineering experience in startups or early-stage environments.
  • At least 3 years managing a cross-functional engineering team including product and design roles.
  • Proven track record of building and deploying AI-powered systems with technical depth.
  • Hands-on expertise in modern web technologies (NextJS, TypeScript, AWS).
  • Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex organizations effectively.

Market check

Salary context

This $176,000–$330,000 range sits above 82% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$168,000–$259,375

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$173,050–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Nerd Wallet

NerdWallet is a personal finance platform that helps consumers make smarter financial decisions by comparing financial products like credit cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, and investment accounts. Industry: Financial Technology & Personal Finance

Nerd Wallet currently has 5 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,000–$282,000 across 5 roles with salary data.

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