Senior Software Engineer (Checkout Experience, Frontend) San Francisco, CA

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.

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

What You’ll Do (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 significantly to system reliability and operational excellence by participating in on‑call rotations and leading the troubleshooting and resolution of incidents.
• 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.

What You’ll Bring (Required Qualifications)

Nice‑to‑Have Qualifications

Why you’ll love it here

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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 total annual salary for this full‑time position is $156,000 – $234,000 + equity + benefits. As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the U.S. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.

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Learn more about GoFundMe

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