Engineering Manager​/Technical Lead, Full-Stack

At Nerd Wallet, 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.

Nerd Wallet 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…