Senior Software Engineer (Unified API)

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

GoFundMe is a global community of over 150 million people who come together every day with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other through our best in class technology. 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, we have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $30 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.

Join us!  As a Senior Sofware Engineer on the Unified API team at GoFundMe, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining a unified GraphQL API that serves as the backbone for all our engineering teams, enabling efficient data access and reducing duplication of effort. You will also work closely with cross-functional teams to create reusable modules, improve development workflows, and enhance system reliability and scalability.

Candidates considered for this role will be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Job…

• Build and maintain GraphQL and other back-end services.
• Develop platform-level patterns for use by other engineering teams.
• Create or identify new frameworks that can be implemented at GFM.
• Promote knowledge sharing across teams.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices.
• Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve urgent engineering issues.
• Identify technical debt and proactively propose and implement solutions.
• Advocate for codebase improvements and provide leadership and guidance within the team.

You… 

• 5+ years of professional experience working with backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, etc)
• Experience with GraphQL and relational databases like MySQL
• Experience with Cloud technologies like: AWS and Kubernetes
• Experience working with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
• Experience using Git in a workplace environment.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems and the ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems.
• Experience with application performance monitoring and log analytics tools. We use New Relic and Sumo Logic.

Preferred… 

• Experience with Graph Databases like Neo4J (Cypher)

Why you’ll love it here...

• Market competitive pay.
• Rich healthcare benefits and supportive time off policies.
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, and family planning.
• A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees.
• 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.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected]. 

Dedication to Diversity 

GoFundMe and Classy are committed to leveraging Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to cultivate a culture that embraces and supports the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of our people and customers.

Our diversity recruiting priority is recognized under our first DEIB Driver: Opportunity Foster Diversity - we identify, recruit, and invest in top talent- ensure our people reflect the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of the communities we serve and are all given the chance to grow.

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Learn more about GoFundMe:

We’re proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘23 annual report.

Our annual “Year in Help” report reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.

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