Senior Software Engineer, Classy
Commerce
$143-194k
+ Equity
Online fundraising tools for nonprofits
Job no longer available
Online fundraising tools for nonprofits
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$143-194k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower nonprofits to unlock the generosity of their supporters and help them advance their missions.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years building and maintaining highly scalable backend services in an event-driven architecture
- Good understanding of distributed software architecture with experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
- Experience building RESTful APIs
- Experience with Javascript ES6, Node.js/Express, NestJS, or other backend technologies and languages
- Familiarity AWS solutions (EC2, ECS, Lambda, SNS), infrastructure as code tools (terraform), and containerization (Docker)
- Ability to understand product requirements and translate them into technical subtasks
- High-level proficiency in schema design in relational or NoSQL databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
- A deep sense of quality, and sharp engineering skills with strong computer science fundamentals
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- E-commerce experience working in PCI compliant environments
- Enterprise SaaS
What the job involves
- Classy's Engineering team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Commerce services team
- This team is part of our larger core services group responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of our critical microservices and infrastructure that processes vast volumes of financial transactions measured in billions
- We want to talk to you if you are unfazed by the idea of refactoring to improve our existing systems, and building net-new systems
- Be a valued member of an autonomous cross-functional agile team to continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on our technical and product roadmaps
- Play an important role in building and maintaining a robust, fault-tolerant transactions orchestration layer (e-commerce platform)
- Contribute to a microservice-based evolution of our platform and architecture
- Learn and grow your skills by working collaboratively with experienced and engaged developers to design new features and re-architect existing ones
- Collaborate with other engineers to improve your software engineering skills using the best software development practices and processes
Our take
Classy provides a way for nonprofits to connect with the people who support their causes, amplifying their fundraising efforts. Its robust platform boasts event-planning tools, customizable donation forms, and branded peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, among other features.
The idea behind Classy is to blend high-performance, user-friendly tools with personalized experiences, fostering a deeper connection between donors and the causes they champion. This approach, according to the company, "unleashes generosity", enabling nonprofits to allocate more resources to their missions.
With a vast network of nonprofit partners and over $30B raised through its platform, Classy has emerged as a formidable player in the field. Its acquisition by GoFundMe in 2022 signifies a strategic move towards creating a unified "giving platform", poised to advance the collective mission of both entities in driving social good.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2021
$118m
SERIES D
Jun 2019
$17.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $183.5m
Company benefits
- 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
- 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 along with Employee Resource Groups
- Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
- Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
- Classy Gives, a customer connection program that enables our team to find nonprofits they’re passionate about and add meaningful value through volunteering, innovation workshops, fundraising and more
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching along with learning & development and recognition programs
- Grow your career and feed your curiosity with access to learning tools and resources, including a subscription to Udemy, guest speakers, hackathons, and internal brown bag sessions
Company HQ
Core-Columbia, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Soraya Alexander
(President, not founder)COO of GoFundMe, the parent company of Classy. Prior to this acquisition, they held a number of different roles at Classy (ultimately COO). They have also worked as a Director and Senior Manager at DICK's Sporting Goods.
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