Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Givelify is a fintech-for-good company where brilliant minds come to power the most loved and trusted online and mobile giving app platform. Thanks to over 1.3 million generous donors, we’ve helped 60,000 nonprofits and places of worship raise more than $4 billion. Together, they’re changing their world with kindness and generosity.   

Inc. 5000, the Stevies® Awards, Gartner, Forbes, and many more have recognized our story, innovations, and achievements. Our award-winning team builds products and experiences that put more good into the world. We love to take on big challenges because we know our work matters. 

Come make an impact at one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Be part of a talented team of big-hearted individuals, earning competitive pay with excellent benefits.  

About your role:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Backend to join our team. At Givelify different moonshots are our norm. We strive to build products that impact real people on the ground. We build with passion. We have a high standard of engineering quality. We solve unique challenges related to scalability. You will be able to experience all aspects of engineering and product development.

The Senior Software Engineer - Backend will get to:

• Engineer highly available and scalable software systems  
• Estimate Engineering efforts in building out new features that directly impact the relationship between causes and their supporters  
• Build out real-time analytics and reporting dashboards that are optimized for big data and synchronized in real-time across multiple clients 
• Work with our front-end team to fine-tune our REST APIs 
• Work with Givelify’s research team to implement machine learning and other computational algorithms to bring complex insights to life
• Work with our DevOps team to ensure a scalable, secure, redundant, distributed production environment system 

Your experience:

• B.S./ M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent STEM degree  
• 5+ years of real-world development experience (Microservices, PHP, Python, Laravel, etc.)
• Experience in building large-scale distributed web applications 
• Excellent object-oriented development skills 
• Deep understanding of graphic design principles with a strong background working in a back-end development environment while constructing APIs 
• Optimization of databases for big data environment, structuring of queries for fast responses 
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google App Engine, etc.)
• Deep understanding of big O notation and algorithm complexity analysis
• Experience in the fintech industry or with payment processing is preferred

Your superpowers:

• Ability to work in collaborative cross-functional environments
• Ability to take a human-centric approach that meets or anticipates customer needs when developing solutions 
• Detailed and quality oriented

Our Culture:

We are a virtual team of award-winning and high-performing professionals who innovate and collaborate to fulfill our mission to instantly connect people to causes that matter most to them so they can change their world with kindness and generosity. Our four keys to success - integrity, heart, simplicity, and wow - fuel our passion to be recognized among the tech industry’s most inclusive and purpose-driven workplaces.  

We are steadfast in our conviction to overcome challenges while performing meaningful work alongside some of the most brilliant minds and biggest hearts. It propels our growth as individuals and as a team. We are committed to respecting each other in our workplace, firmly believing diversity is our strength.      

At the heart of everything we do are our giving community, our donors and our partner organizations. We lean on research and human-centered design to consistently push the envelope and innovate our products and customer experiences.  

We take great pride in providing competitive pay, full benefits to help care for you today and in the future, amazing perks (including flexible PTO), and, most importantly, the opportunity to put passion and purpose front and center. 

About Givelify:

Givelify is the most loved and trusted online and mobile giving platform. Along with its powerful donation management system, it’s the fastest-growing technology for advancing generosity in the world. We instantly connect people to their heart’s impulse to do good with award-winning products and experiences. A global community of more than 1.3 million generous people support their favorite churches, places of worship, nonprofits and causes with over $4 billion in donations across more than 60,000 organizations. Givelify leads all giving apps on the App Store and Google Play Store with more than 90,000 verified authentic reviews with an average 4.9 out of 5-star rating. 

Ready to grow the world’s most loved mobile giving app? Apply below.