GoFundMe is looking for a software engineer to help them build and improve their platform, which aims to unite individuals and nonprofits to make it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes.
Requirements
- Direct professional experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- Proven ability to translate high-fidelity mockups and designs into beautiful, pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible web applications using tools such as UI design systems and modern CSS techniques/frameworks.
- Solid experience with frontend testing methodologies and tools (e.g., Jest, Playwright) and code quality linters/formatters (e.g., ESLint).
- Strong understanding and practical experience with client-side performance analysis and optimization techniques.
- Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows (branching, code reviews, pull requests) in a team environment.
- Familiarity with application performance monitoring (APM) and log analytics tools to diagnose and address issues.
- Experience with backend development, particularly using Java, NodeJS or Kotlin.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Backend Engineers to translate ideas and requirements into high-quality, user-centric features and improvements on the GoFundMe platform.
- Lead the development of features primarily on the frontend, with opportunities to contribute across the full stack as needed.
- Uphold and elevate our engineering standards by actively participating in code reviews, providing constructive feedback, and mentoring other engineers on best practices for style, maintainability, and performance.
- Independently drive the development and shipment of brand-new features and complex improvements, demonstrating strong ownership from conception through to deployment with minimal guidance.
- Contribute to platform stability and reliability by participating in on-call rotations and effectively troubleshooting urgent engineering issues.
- Proactively identify areas of technical debt and architectural weaknesses; design, propose, and implement effective solutions to enhance codebase health and scalability.
- Champion continuous improvement within the team by advocating for enhancements to our codebase, tools, and processes; provide technical leadership and guidance to fellow team members.
Other
- 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.
- 5+ years of professional experience developing, testing, and shipping complex, customer-facing web applications.
- Experience working effectively in an agile, intensely iterative software development process.
- Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
