GoFundMe is seeking a passionate Software Engineer (Backend) to join their team in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The engineer will collaborate with a team of engineers and product management to implement new features on the GoFundMe platform. The role involves development, testing, deployment, documentation and maintenance of new and existing backend services and tools.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing new features on the GoFundMe platform.
- Development, testing, deployment, documentation and maintenance of new and existing backend services and tools
- Participate in code reviews
- Participate in on-call rotations to assist in solving urgent engineering issues
- Recognize technical debt, propose and implement solutions
- Advocate for improvements to the codebase, and provide leadership to others within your team
Requirements:
- 2+ years of Professional experience working with backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, etc) on a customer-facing application.
- Professional experience with relational database design.
- Professional experience developing REST APIs using any standard framework.
- Experience using Git in a workplace environment.
- Experience with CI/CD tooling in a development environment
- Experience working in an agile, intensely iterative software development process.
- 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.
GoFundMe offers:
- Impactful work in a mission-driven organization.
- An innovative and collaborative environment.
- Competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Financial assistance for hybrid work, family planning, and commuting.
- Generous parental leave and flexible time-off policies.
- Mental health and wellness resources.
- Growth opportunities through learning, development, and recognition programs.
- Commitment to DEI through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- Community engagement through volunteering and Gives Back programs.