Software Engineer

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 Digitals 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 youre empowered to be your authentic self, youre 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 its flexible enough to give you the space to do your best work. Mission and Goals As a Software Engineer on our Engineering team, youll play a key role in supporting our O&O team by enhancing and optimizing our suite of websites. Youll 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. Objectives: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, product, SEO, and analytics to clarify requirements, troubleshoot issues, and ensure project goals are met Independently manage development tasks from investigation and estimation to deployment and post-launch monitoring Customize and develop WordPress themes and plugins to support evolving website functionality and business needs Build and maintain content integrations using modern CMS platforms such as WordPress and Contentful Implement custom analytics and advertising integrations, such as Google Analytics and Adwords clickstream tracking Contribute to the full web development lifecycle from concept and architecture to implementation, testing, and deployment Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders to provide updates, surface blockers, and ensure alignment Stay current with evolving frontend trends, tools, and performance best practices; bring curiosity and a problem-solving mindset to development challenges 35 years of experience as a software engineer, preferably in digital media, publishing, or personal finance Strong experience with WordPress development, including custom themes and plugin creation using PHP Familiarity with headless CMS platforms such as Contentful and related content modeling best practices Understanding of web debugging and performance tools such as Chrome DevTools and Lighthouse Experience with analytics and advertising integrations like Google Analytics, clickstream tracking, and Adwords Comfortable writing and maintaining unit tests using frameworks like PHPUnit and Jest Proven ability to manage and ship website projects independently and within deadlines Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to ask the right questions, give timely updates, and integrate feedback Self-motivated, organized, and driven to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr