78 applicants

Company

GoFundMe · 1 day ago

Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $250K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

You’ll play a critical role in driving the strategy for new and innovative products within our Checkout & Pricing team, aligning with the company's bold vision and growth objectives.

You’ll take ownership of the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch and beyond, building solutions that have the potential to reshape the way people interact with GoFundMe’s donor experience.

Collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, and designers, you’ll ensure that your solutions are built with precision, scale, and impact.

You’ll own the technical roadmap for these new products, prioritizing features based on cutting-edge technology, user needs, and technical feasibility to deliver high-value solutions.

Conduct deep technical exploration to stay ahead of industry trends, and leverage that knowledge to design systems that stand up to market demands, while pushing the boundaries of innovation.

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for your products, using data-driven insights to iterate, optimize, and enhance the overall user experience and technical performance.

Lead the engineering efforts for product launches and own the post-launch technical strategy to ensure products scale and perform successfully in the market.

Qualification

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Scalable backend systemsComplex infrastructureAPIsDistributed systemsApplication performance monitoringLog analytics toolsSpring BootKotlinJavaAWSKafkaKubernetesData-driven insightsTechnical leadershipProject management

Required

8+ years of relevant experience across various technical domains such as scalable backend systems, complex infrastructure, APIs, or distributed systems.

Experience architecting services and systems using well-accepted design patterns to enable future scaling.

Skilled at leading projects from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery by balancing technical trade-offs and business needs.

Strong experience in analyzing, diagnosing, and preventing performance problems, with expertise in application performance monitoring and log analytics tools like New Relic and Sumo Logic.

Preferred

Experience with Spring Boot, Kotlin or Java, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes.

Experience in areas such as Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, KYC/Onboarding.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, and commuting

Generous parental leave

Flexible time-off policies

Mental health and wellness resources

Learning, development, and recognition programs

Company

GoFundMe

Glassdoor

4.2

GoFundMe is the world’s largest fundraising platform, helping people, causes, and charities raise money fast and efficiently.

Founded in 2010

Redwood City, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.gofundme.com

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