GoFundMe
Staff Software Engineer (Payments)
San Francisco, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
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$26,187 more — $221,187 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $221,187 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- 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.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- We're proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change.
- Holistic Support:
Requirements
- By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
Nice to have
- 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.
- Mentor other engineers through chat, code review, and pair programming, and advocate for improvements to the codebase, providing leadership to others within the team.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in some or many of the following areas: Checkout/Payment methods, Payouts, Ledgering, Reconciliation, Interchange, KYC/Onboarding.
- 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.
- 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.
Compensation
- You can learn more about GoFundMe.org's activities and impact in their FY '25 annual report.
- Our annual "Year in Help" report reflects our community's impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.
- The annual U.S. salary range for this full-time position is $195,000-$293,000.
Benefits
- Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
- Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- The company also offers equity and other benefits to employees, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k) savings program.
- Pay may also vary depending on other factors including skills, experience, education, or training.
- 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.
Company info
- Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here.
- Our annual "Year in Help" report reflects our community's impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.
- Make a difference through our volunteering program.
- Be a part of something bigger with us!
- Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering program.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.
This listing is sourced directly from GoFundMe's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.