Senior Software Engineer

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July 3

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GiveDirectly

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Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty by providing direct cash transfers to individuals in need around the world. With a mission to help people living on less than $2. 15 per day, GiveDirectly empowers recipients to make their own financial decisions by delivering unconditional cash directly to them, leveraging mobile money technology. Their innovative approach has led to broad recognition and has been studied in numerous research projects. By bypassing traditional aid mechanisms, GiveDirectly aims to efficiently and scalably transform lives, offering targeted assistance in regions such as Bangladesh, Kenya, and the United States, among others.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2009

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $1M Grant on 2018-03

📋 Description

• Ensure that staff’s total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. • The United States annual base salary for this role is $157, 500 • The Kenya annual base salary for this role is $92 500 USD • The UK annual base salary for this role is GBP 108 150 • This role is fully remote, so if you are not based in the US, UK or Kenya, we will share an estimated salary benchmark for the country you are based in during the hiring process.

🎯 Requirements

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve. • Language Requirement: English • 4+ years of industry experience creating production-caliber software and systems • Experience with backend architecture: databases, cloud services, APIs • Experience building infrastructure to deploy software • Experience with strongly-typed, object-oriented programming such as Java, C#, Go, etc. and scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, etc. • High degree of ownership and autonomy - you proactively advocate for ways to improve systems and constantly leave our codebase in a better state than you found it • Strong analytical skills and communication - able to break down complex problems, describe technical trade-offs, and collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g. technical program managers, product managers) • Bonus: Experience using Python and AWS in a production environment • Bonus: experience with payments/financial software and/or experience with microservice/serverless architecture

🏖️ Benefits

• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement • A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow • A competitive salary, including bonus • A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country) • Unlimited PTO (that we encourage staff to take!) • Desk allowance and flexible work location