GoFundMe · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer (Ticketing & Events)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expGoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical vision and execution for the next generation of the GoFundMe Pro Live ticketing and events platform, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring engineers while contributing hands-on to customer-facing features.
CrowdfundingInternetPeer to Peer
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical roadmap for the new GoFundMe Pro Live ticketing and events platform, ensuring the system scales with product growth, new fundraising features, and increasing business complexity
Lead the design and implementation of core system components, including front-end architecture, APIs, event-driven flows (Kafka/SQS/SNS equivalents), webhooks, and cross-application connectivity
Champion modern, AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development and improve code quality across the team
Mentor and elevate engineers through design reviews, pair programming, technical coaching, and contributing to team-wide best practices
Enhance system reliability and operational excellence by participating in the on-call rotation and leading incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and long-term remediation efforts
Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners—Product, Design, QA, and other engineering teams—to deliver a cohesive, high-performing user experience
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong full-stack capabilities and a solid foundation in modern JavaScript/TypeScript development
Deep experience with frontend and application development, particularly in frameworks such as Angular, React/Next.js
Strong track record of designing and building APIs, webhooks, and event-driven features, and understand how to create scalable, reliable integration points across systems
Experienced with AWS services commonly used in application development (Lambda, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch, API Gateway, etc.) and feel comfortable operating and debugging production workloads
Skilled at diagnosing and preventing performance and scalability issues, using tools such as New Relic, BugSnag, or comparable monitoring and logging platforms
Take pride in mentoring and supporting other engineers, and you consistently help raise the technical bar across the team
Preferred
5+ years of experience working with Node.js and React (or comparable modern frontend frameworks)
Experience contributing to both greenfield development and the maintenance or refactoring of legacy codebases
Background in building high-fidelity UI components using a design system, with hands-on experience in tools like Storybook
Strong understanding of distributed systems and modern system design principles
A consistent track record of writing high-quality automated tests across the stack, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Benefits
Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
Enjoy 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.
Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
Make a difference through our 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)
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2022 (9)
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2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-07-02Series A
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Timothy Cadogan
CEO
Steve Froehlich
Chief Customer Growth Officer
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