Senior Manager, Software Engineering

GoFundMe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare benefits

Hybrid work

Parental leave

Flexible time-off

Job summary

GoFundMe is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering for the Campaign Creation Experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will lead the Create squad (≈8 engineers across frontend, fullstack, and backend) to build Studio, templates, brand kits, AI‑assisted content, and the preview-to-publish flow, while partnering with Product and Design on scope and outcomes.

The role blends people leadership with hands‑on engineering, focusing on performance, accessibility, and reliable delivery in a

Qualifications

• Experience leading and growing software engineering teams as a people manager with strong hands-on engineering background.
• Strong background building complex, customer-facing web applications with TypeScript and React.
• Product-minded, outcomes-first approach; partner with Product and Design.
• Experience in data-driven, experimentation-heavy environments with A/B testing and analytics instrumentation.
• Track record of iterative shipping balancing speed and quality on revenue-generating surfaces.
• Strong web craft: performance, accessibility, reliability, and design-system driven UI.
• Excellent communication; capable of leading distributed teams across time zones.
• Mentoring engineers and building inclusive teams with servant leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Create squad (~8 engineers) and foster a high-performing culture.
• Own engineering delivery for the campaign-creation experience: Studio builder framework, creation tools, templates, brand kits, workflows, AI-assisted text, and preview-to-publish flow.
• Collaborate early with Product and Design on framing, scope, and success metrics.
• Champion an outcomes-over-output, bias-to-action culture; ship minimal viable versions with PoCs.
• Participate in architecture/design reviews, decisions, and incident response; contribute hands-on where needed.
• Raise quality for a complex, interactive builder focusing on performance, accessibility, reliability, and maintainability.
• Move key metrics: Studio adoption, campaign-creation rate, time-to-publish, conversion via A/B testing.
• Partner across teams for dependencies and a seamless end-to-end experience.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop engineers across a distributed team with regular feedback.
• Champion AI-assisted development using Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; explore AI-powered capabilities.

Job description

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Campaign Creation Experience)

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

GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves and each other. Together, our community has raised more than $40 billion since 2010.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead the team behind GoFundMe Pro's campaign-creation experience. The Create squad exists to make powerful fundraising accessible to every nonprofit, so organizations can express their mission freely while the platform handles the complexity of turning that intent into optimized, launch-ready campaigns. You’ll lead the engineers who build Studio, our campaign builder, along with creation tools, templates, brand kits, guided workflows, AI‑assisted content, and the preview‑to‑publish flow. This is a hands‑on leadership role that blends people leadership, product‑minded engineering, and a data‑driven, experiment‑first culture. This squad is recognized across GoFundMe as the trailblazer for AI‑accelerated development, setting the best practices other teams follow.

Candidates considered for this role will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area. There will be an in‑office requirement of 3x a week.

The Job

• Lead, coach, and grow the Create squad (~8 engineers across frontend, fullstack, and backend), acting as a servant‑leader who removes blockers, fills gaps, and fosters a high‑performing, inclusive culture.
• Own engineering delivery for the campaign‑creation experience: the Studio builder framework, creation tools, optimized templates, brand kits, guided workflows, AI‑assisted text and content, and the preview → save → publish flow.
• Operate in a tight triad with Product and Design, engaging early on problem framing, scope, and tradeoffs, and anchoring every initiative on a clear outcome and success metric before building begins.
• Champion an outcomes‑over‑output, bias‑to‑action culture: ship the smallest version that delivers real customer value, favoring rapid PoCs and iterative delivery over large up‑front bets.
• Operate as a player‑coach by participating in architecture and design reviews, technical decisions, code review, and incident response, and contributing hands‑on where it adds the most leverage.
• Raise the bar on quality for a complex, interactive builder (performance, accessibility, reliability, and maintainability on a customer‑facing revenue surface).
• Move the metrics that matter - Studio adoption, campaign‑creation rate, time‑to‑publish, and conversion through experimentation and A/B testing.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Product Marketing, Care/Support, Data, and adjacent squads on dependencies, GTM, and a seamless end‑to‑end experience.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop engineers across a distributed team through regular 1:1s, actionable feedback, career development, and performance management.
• Champion AI‑assisted software development using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot, and help explore AI‑powered product capabilities that make campaign creation easier for nonprofits.
• Own the squad's operational health and technical excellence, including incident response, observability, SLI/SLOs, test coverage, CI/CD, and trunk‑based development.

You

• Experience leading and growing software engineering teams as a people manager including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development, backed by a strong hands‑on engineering background.
• Strong background building complex, customer‑facing web applications, with deep expertise in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React, and comfort operating across the full stack.
• A product‑minded, outcomes‑first approach: you frame work around user problems and measurable behavior change rather than feature lists, and you partner naturally with Product and Design.
• Experience delivering in a data‑driven, experimentation‑heavy environment, including A/B testing, funnel and conversion optimization, and analytics instrumentation.
• A track record of shipping iteratively with a bias to action, balancing speed and quality on a revenue‑generating product surface.
• Strong sense of web craft: performance, accessibility, reliability, and design‑system driven UI.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead a distributed team across time zones.
• A passion for mentoring engineers, building inclusive teams, and leading as a coach and servant to the team.

Preferred

• Experience building rich, interactive builder or editor experiences (drag‑and‑drop, WYSIWYG, templating, live preview).
• Experience with design systems and shared component libraries.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM‑powered features into products, such as content generation or intelligent suggestions.
• Familiarity with product analytics and session tooling such as Heap, FullStory, Amplitude, or Looker.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, nonprofit technology, fintech, or e‑commerce/checkout conversion.
• Experience owning a customer‑facing checkout or conversion funnel.
• Familiarity with AWS and modern CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated experience driving AI‑assisted development adoption and best practices across teams.

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, 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 program.

Compensation

The total annual salary for this full‑time position in this location is $219,000–$329,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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