Staff Software Engineer, GoFundMe

• GoFundMe is searching for a passionate and driven Staff Engineer with a strong background in building scalable, high performance systems
• Join us if you're excited to grow both personally and professionally while making a direct impact on GoFundMe’s products, users, and the causes that matter most
• 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 like New Relic and Sumo Logic
• Experience in areas such as Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, KYC/Onboarding is a plus

Desirable

• In this high-impact role, you will design and develop innovative infrastructure to support large-scale, mission-driven products that empower millions of people globally
• Your work will directly contribute to building seamless, user-friendly experiences, enabling individuals to contribute to causes and make meaningful change in the world
• As a key technical leader, you'll have the opportunity to shape the architecture and direction of our systems, driving impact for both the company and the users we serve
• 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