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Salary: USD 119,500 - 180,000 / annual
SmartAsset is a consumer-focused financial information platform reaching an estimated 23 million people monthly through educational content, calculators, and tools. The company also operates the SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), connecting consumers with fiduciary financial advisors. SmartAsset was recognized as a 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries winner and ranked #2574 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2023. The company completed a $110 million Series D funding round in 2021, valuing it at over $1 billion.
You'll join the Web Platform team responsible for content management architecture at SmartAsset. This team is building next-generation content management systems to create, serve, and innovate on the financial information that attracts users and builds the brand. You'll work on both front-end and backend services, building and migrating the new content management system while collaborating closely with senior engineers and architects to design the future of content delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning technical and architectural domains of the web platform
- Working within an Agile Scrum team responsible for running and scaling the website and web products
- Collaborating with product teams and stakeholders to complete sprint commitments and triage issues
- Actively participating in key technical decisions, documenting technical approaches, and improving processes as services are revamped
- Guiding technical designs and ensuring successful implementation of the team's roadmap
- Driving learning and innovation with a "no challenge is too big" mindset
- Demonstrating excellent communication skills in an asynchronous, fully remote environment
The role is fully remote with flexibility to work from anywhere in the contiguous US. SmartAsset offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life/AD&D insurance; disability coverage; FSA options; 401(k); equity packages; flexible time off including vacation, sick, and parental leave; EAP; financial literacy mentoring; pet insurance; and home office stipend.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3+ years of experience building, maintaining, and scaling highly available, performant web platforms
- Strong expertise in Java (or similar backend language) and deep knowledge of ReactJS and NodeJS for modular, modern web applications
- Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL
- Proficiency with Git version control
- Experience designing and implementing complex cloud solutions, preferably AWS
- Proven ability to drive project and product success in Agile environments through strategic thinking, clear communication, and decisive action
- Passion for coaching and mentoring others while continuously improving yourself
- Ability to identify risks, create effective mitigations, and thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional teams with a startup mindset
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge of least privilege principle, application structure, and OOP patterns
- Experience working in or developing in a CI/CD environment
- Familiarity with IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Knowledge of incident, release, problem, and change management processes
- Experience using or integrating headless WordPress or other content management tools
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. SmartAsset is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship for this position.
