Staff Software Engineer (Communications)

Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring! 

GoFundMe is a global community of over 100 million people with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other by making it safe and easy for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves, each other, and their communities. In 2022, GoFundMe joined together with Classy, a leading nonprofit fundraising software company that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Together, GoFundMe and Classy have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $25 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.

GoFundMe is looking to build out our InfraComms engineering team to help establish a robust communication platform. We are searching for a talented software engineer who’s interested in changing the lives of millions of people for the better, personal and professional growth, and having a real impact on our products and users!

• You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and data science, to define, drive and deliver innovative solutions at GoFundMe.
• You’ll design and architect systems to create new product solutions as well as be an active contributor to the overall architecture design of back end systems.
• You'll be responsible for the entire product development lifecycle which include architectural design, development, deployment, documentation and maintenance of new and existing features.
• You’ll ensure the reliability, security, and maintainability of the systems and services owned by the team.
• You’ll provide clear technical direction and mentorship to the team.
• You’ll contribute to the growth of the team by looking for opportunities to improve efficiency, processes and productivity.
• You’ll participate in on-call rotations to assist in troubleshooting urgent engineering issues.

You…

• 8+ years of professional experience building and shipping high performance API infrastructures, as well as consumer facing applications.
• Excellent understanding of distributed software architecture with experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads.
• Strong experience working with backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, PHP).
• Experience and proficiency in schema design in relational or NoSQL databases.
• Experience building event-driven systems on services like SQS/SNS, Kafka, Redis
• Experience working with teams in an agile, intensely iterative software development process.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems and the ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems.
• Experience with test-driven development and containerization.
• Experience with application performance monitoring and log analytics tools. We use New Relic and Sumo Logic.

Bonus Points...

• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with Localization.
• Experience with email and email delivery

Why you’ll love it here...

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions. 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of  mental and wellness programs to support employees   
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together. 
• We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $150,000 - $200,000 + equity + benefits.  As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.

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