Staff Software Engineer (Payments)

GoFundMe; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare benefits

Equity and other benefits

401(k) savings program

Job summary

GoFundMe is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Payments organization on the Payouts team, helping us build and scale next-generation payments infrastructure capable of handling billions of dollars in transactions.

You’ll serve as a senior IC on the team responsible for ledgering money movement and getting money out to the people who need it, while leading architecture decisions and hands-on contributions. This hybrid role is based in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in payment systems and building scalable infrastructure.
• Experience architecting services and systems to enable future growth.
• Proven ability to lead projects from conception to completion with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Refine and execute multi-year payments strategy to grow giving and move in-house core payments capabilities.
• Design and implement end-to-end product lifecycle for payout solutions from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, design, and partners to build next-gen payments infrastructure.
• Own critical technical decisions across ledgering, money movement, and disbursement, reducing future change costs.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and pair programming, driving improvements to the codebase.

Skills

Payments systems

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Mentorship

Project delivery

Performance analytics

Tools

Spring Boot

Kotlin

AWS

Kafka

Kubernetes

GraphQL

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

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 teamis seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Payments organization on the Payouts team, helping us build and scale next-generation payments infrastructure capable of handling billions of dollars in transactions.

You’ll serve as a senior IC on the team responsible for ledgering money movement and getting money out to the people who need it. You’ll help bring more of our core payments capabilities in-house — reducing reliance on external vendors and fintech partners for compliance and control reasons — while designing and implementing the end-to-end product lifecycle for payout solutions, from ideation to launch and iteration.

This role is ideal for a seasoned technical leader who thrives on solving complex problems in payments, setting architectural direction, and leading by example through hands‑on contributions.

Candidates considered for this role will be located in San Francisco. This is a hybrid position.

The Job

• Refine and execute GoFundMe's multi-year payments strategy to grow giving through innovative use cases, and bring more of our core payments capabilities in-house.
• Design and implement the end-to-end product lifecycle for payout solutions, from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Collaborate with engineers, product management, designers, and external partners to design and implement next-generation payments infrastructure for GoFundMe, creating impact in service of our customers, mission, and business.
• Own critical technical decisions across ledgering, money movement, and disbursement, anticipating future use cases and designing to minimize the cost of future change.
• Mentor other engineers through chat, code review, and pair programming, and advocate for improvements to the codebase, providing leadership to others within the team.
• Lead projects from conception to completion, balancing technical trade-offs and business needs, communicating progress and challenges to stakeholders, and keeping teams aligned with project goals.

You

• Are a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in payment systems and a track record of building and shipping impactful features. 8+ years of relevant experience in some or many of the following areas: Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, Ledgering, Reconciliation, Interchange, KYC/Onboarding.
• 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.
• Are skilled at leading projects from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery by balancing technical trade-offs and business needs, communicating progress and challenges to stakeholders, and ensuring teams stay aligned with project goals.
• Have strong experience analyzing, diagnosing, and preventing performance problems, with expertise in application performance monitoring and log analytics tools like New Relic and Sumo Logic.

Preferred

• Experience with Spring Boot, Kotlin, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes.
• Experience with GraphQL and relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Prior experience on a ledgering, payouts, or money-movement team at scale.

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.

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 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.

The annual U.S. salary range for this full-time position is $195,000–$293,000. The company also offers equity and other benefits to employees, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k) savings program. In addition to this wage, there are geolocation differentials that will increase pay depending on the work location. Pay may also vary depending on other factors including skills, experience, education, or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific total compensation package based on your location during the hiring process.

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