GOBankingRates is a dynamic multimedia content platform dedicated to empowering people to lead richer lives. We deliver curated editorial content that covers the six key principles of financial literacy – earning, saving, investing, spending, borrowing and protecting money. Our mission is to provide expert insights that give readers the confidence to make smart financial decisions today, tomorrow and for years to come.
As a proud member of Gen Digital, a global leader in digital safety, GOBankingRates is amplifying its impact by aligning with a broader vision to create a secure and empowered digital world. Gen Digital unites trusted brands like Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner to protect over 500 million people worldwide. Together, we combine GOBankingRates’ expertise in financial empowerment with Gen Digital’s cutting-edge technology and commitment to digital safety, ensuring individuals can navigate their financial journeys with confidence and security.
As part of the Gen Digital family, GOBankingRates fosters an inclusive workplace where your well-being and bold ideas thrive. We believe that when you’re empowered to be your authentic self, you’re unstoppable. Join us to shape the future of financial literacy and digital safety, and become part of #TeamGen, where your passion for helping others drives meaningful impact.
Ready to empower people to live richer, safer lives? Join GOBankingRates at Gen Digital today!
How We Work?
Our hybrid work style (50% at least working from the office) gives us the face-to-face time to have creative conversations, meaningful meetings, make quick decisions and build relationships. And it’s flexible enough to give you the space to do your best work.
Mission and Goals
As a Software Engineer on our Engineering team, you’ll play a key role in supporting our O&O team by enhancing and optimizing our suite of websites. You’ll contribute to front-end development efforts, implement innovative solutions, and ensure our platforms deliver exceptional user experiences. This role reports directly to the Lead Software Engineer and works closely with fellow developers to bring high-impact projects to life.
Responsibilities:
- Build responsive, performant, and maintainable interfaces using React, TypeScript, and Next.js.
- Collaborate across teams to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and align on priorities.
- Own features end-to-end, from design review to implementation and production.
- Integrate and extend headless CMS platforms (Contentful, WordPress) via APIs and SDKs.
- Contribute to code reviews, CI/CD workflows, and modern frontend standards.
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders and apply modern frontend best practices.
- 3+ years of experience in frontend or full-stack development, ideally in fast-paced industries.
- Strong skills in React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms like Contentful and WordPress.
- Proficiency with version control (Git) and modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with accessibility (a11y), SEO best practices, and responsive design.
- Familiarity with agile development and iterative delivery.
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration and communication skills.
- Bonus: Experience with analytics, caching (memcached, Redis, Varnish), or server-side rendering optimization.
Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.
We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency.
To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
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