Senior Software Engineer (Payments)

1 Week ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The GoFundMe Payments Engineering team is searching for a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale a next-generation payments infrastructure. This role involves designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions for secure, efficient, and seamless global payments. Responsibilities include contributing to the multi-year payments strategy, designing the end-to-end product lifecycle, collaborating with various teams, and mentoring junior developers. The engineer will be expected to write production-ready code, understand testing methodologies, and architect scalable services.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in backend services.
  • Experience with unit and higher-level testing.
  • Experience architecting scalable services.
Good to have:
  • Experience with payment systems (Checkout, Payouts, etc.).
  • Experience with Spring Boot, Java/Kotlin, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes.
Perks:
  • Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization.
  • Innovative Environment: Work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team.
  • Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and healthcare.
  • Holistic Support: Financial assistance and wellness resources.
  • Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning programs.
  • Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity and inclusion.
  • Community Engagement: Make a difference through programs.

Job Details

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! The GoFundMe Payments Engineering team is searching for our next Software Engineer to help build and scale a next-generation payments infrastructure, capable of handling billions of dollars in transactions and empowering millions of people to create meaningful change in the world. In this role, you’ll design and implement cutting-edge solutions that ensure secure, efficient, and seamless payments on a global scale.

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

The Job…

  • You'll contribute towards our multi-year payments strategy to grow giving through innovative use cases, and bring more of our core payments capabilities in-house.
  • You'll design and implement the end-to-end product lifecycle for payment solutions, from ideation to launch and iteration
  • You’ll collaborate with engineers, product management, designers, and external partners to design and implement the next-generation payments infrastructure for GoFundMe, creating impact in service of our customers, mission, and business.
  • You’ll mentor junior developers through chat and pair programming, and advocate for improvements to the codebase, providing leadership to others within your team.

You…

  • You consistently write production-ready code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers, and accounts for edge cases and errors.
  • 5+ years of professional experience designing, building, and deploying backend services.
  • You understand the testing pyramid and write unit tests as well as higher-level tests.
  • 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 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.

Preferred...

  • You are a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in payment systems with a track record of building and shipping impactful features. 2+ years of relevant experience in some or many of the following areas: Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, Ledgering, Reconciliation, Interchange, KYC/Onboarding.
  • Experience with Spring Boot, Java/Kotlin, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes.

Why you’ll love it here...

Why You’ll Love It Here
  • Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
  • Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
  • Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
  • Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
  • Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, and commuting, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
  • Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
  • Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
  • Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.

We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!

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 accommodationrequests@gofundme.com

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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