GoFundMe · 3 hours ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Incubation)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $271K/yr
8+ years expGoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design and develop innovative infrastructure for large-scale fintech products, contributing to user-friendly experiences that empower individuals to support meaningful causes.
CrowdfundingInternetPeer to Peer
Responsibilities
You’ll collaborate with a team of engineers, product management, designers and external partners to identify and implement improvements and new features for the GoFundMe fintech products
You’ll take ownership of the entire product development life cycle which includes architectural design, development, deployment, documentation and maintenance of new and existing backend services and tools
You’ll provide mentorship to junior developers, advocate for improvements to the codebase, and provide leadership to others within your team
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
Contribute significantly to system reliability and operational excellence by participating in on-call rotations and leading the troubleshooting and resolution of incidents
Qualification
Required
You are a seasoned engineer with a track record of building and shipping impactful features
You have 8+ years of relevant experience across various technical domains such as scalable backend systems, complex infrastructure, APIs, or distributed systems
You can navigate through ambiguity and assist the product team with scoping and discovery, helping to shape solutions and define clear paths forward
You have experience architecting services and systems using well-accepted design patterns to enable future scaling. You anticipate future use cases and make design decisions that minimize the cost of future change
You are skilled at leading projects from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery by balancing technical trade-offs and business needs, while communicating progress and challenges to stakeholders, and keeping teams aligned with project goals
You have strong experience in analyzing, diagnosing, and preventing performance problems, with expertise in application performance monitoring and log analytics tools
Experience in areas such as financial transaction systems, digital wallets, ledgering, reconciliation, compliance (e.g., KYC), and payment infrastructure is a plus
Preferred
Experience with Spring Boot, Kotlin or Java, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes
Benefits
Competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits
Financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being
Learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow
Diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups
Volunteering program
Company
GoFundMe
GoFundMe is the world’s largest fundraising platform, helping people, causes, and charities raise money fast and efficiently.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (19)
2024 (10)
2023 (10)
2022 (9)
2021 (9)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-07-02Series A
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Timothy Cadogan
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Froehlich
Chief Customer Growth Officer
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