Senior Software Engineer, Next.JS

Role Description

This is a full-stack role with a clear weighting toward the parts of the system that run before pixels reach the browser — API integrations, server-rendered routes, caching, observability, deployment, and the SEO-critical surface that determines how millions of crawler requests resolve. Much of fool.com is server side rendered.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain server-side features in our Next.js App Router codebase using TypeScript — route handlers, server components, server actions, streaming, ISR, and revalidation strategy.
• Design and harden integrations with the third-party APIs that power our content, market data, and subscription experiences.
• Own caching strategy across Redis and Cloudflare, balancing freshness against performance, cost, and crawler behavior.
• Deploy and operate services on AWS using Docker, with first-class instrumentation in DataDog.
• Write meaningful end-to-end coverage with Microsoft Playwright for the flows that matter most.
• Optimize the site for the way it's actually consumed by SEO crawlers: rendering strategy, structured data, sitemap generation, canonicalization, hreflang, robots directives, performance budgets, and crawl budget management.
• Partner with our front-end engineers on the seam between server and client, and collaborate with content, marketing, SEO, and platform teams across the company.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor) as a core part of your daily workflow.
• Integrate with our CMS for content management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent on the server side of a production web application.
• Strong TypeScript and Next.js experience, including the App Router, server components, route handlers, ISR, and streaming.
• Demonstrated track record integrating third-party APIs in production, with clear opinions about how to do it safely.
• Solid grounding in caching (Redis or equivalent) and CDN behavior (Cloudflare or equivalent).
• Comfort with AWS, Docker, and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Working knowledge of how SEO crawlers actually see a site.
• Production observability instincts — you reach for DataDog dashboards, logs, and traces before guessing.
• Experience writing maintainable end-to-end tests with Playwright, Cypress, or similar.

Bonus Points

• Background on a high-traffic content, media, or publishing site where SEO is a primary acquisition channel.
• Hands-on work with structured data (JSON-LD, schema.org), automated sitemaps, Search Console, or auditing tools like Screaming Frog.
• Familiarity with analytics and event pipelines (Segment, PostHog, GTM, or similar).
• Prior work on subscription, paywall, or e-commerce flows.
• Genuine interest in financial markets, investing, or fintech.

Benefits

• Flexible, remote work environment.
• No “vacation policy” (not to be confused with a “No vacation” policy).
• Generous fully-paid parental leave.
• $1,000 annually to invest in stocks of your choice.
• Super low premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Comprehensive compensation package, including company equity.

Annual Pay Range

$165,000 - $185,000 USD