Senior Software Engineer

February 21

GoFundMe.org

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GoFundMe.org is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works closely with GoFundMe.

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Description

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• 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