Full-Time

Manager

Payments

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

GoFundMe

GoFundMe

201-500 employees

Online platform for crowdfunding and fundraising

Fintech
Social Impact

Compensation Overview

$210k - $280kAnnually

+ Equity + Benefits

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA

This is a hybrid position; candidates must be located in San Francisco.

Category
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kotlin
Kubernetes
Apache Kafka
AWS
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, leading small to mid-sized teams.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in some or many of the following areas: Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, Ledgering, Reconciliation, Interchange, KYC/Onboarding.
  • Strong expertise in systems architecture to lead and guide teams in designing scalable, high-performance systems.
  • 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.
  • Experience with Spring Boot, Kotlin, AWS, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
Responsibilities
  • Attract, hire, and retain a high-performing engineering team based in the U.S. and Buenos Aires.
  • Refine and execute our multi-year payments strategy to grow giving through innovative use cases, and bring more of our core payments capabilities in-house.
  • Partner with engineering, product, designers, and external partners to design and implement the next-generation payments infrastructure for GoFundMe.

GoFundMe is an online platform that enables individuals and organizations to raise funds for various purposes, such as medical emergencies, memorials, educational support, and nonprofit aid. Users can create a fundraising campaign in just five minutes by sharing their story and asking for donations from their network and beyond. The platform has a large community of over 100 million people who have collectively raised $25 billion through more than 200 million donations. GoFundMe differentiates itself from competitors by focusing on user-friendliness and community engagement, making it easy for anyone to start a fundraiser. The company's goal is to provide a safe and reliable space for people to meet their financial needs through crowdfunding.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

Redwood City, California

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Meta enhances visibility and engagement for fundraisers.
  • Expansion into Mexico opens growth opportunities in Latin America.
  • Successful campaigns like Desert Island Comics highlight potential in niche markets.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging platforms with lower fees could attract users away from GoFundMe.
  • Partnership with Meta may raise data privacy concerns.
  • Economic downturns could reduce individuals' willingness to donate.

What makes GoFundMe unique

  • GoFundMe is the most trusted name in crowdfunding since its founding in 2010.
  • The platform supports diverse needs, from medical emergencies to educational support.
  • GoFundMe's user-friendly interface allows fundraisers to start campaigns in five minutes.

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