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.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Senior Backend Engineer for our Tooling team.The Tooling team builds the intelligence layer that powers GoFundMe’s ability to move money safely and at scale. Our mission is to design seamless, integrated tools that unify data across internal and external sources; enabling smarter risk decisions, transaction monitoring, and compliance automation.We sit at the intersection of engineering, risk, and data, crafting systems that help GoFundMe protect users, reduce fraud, and ensure every transaction is trusted, transparent, and compliant.

If you’re passionate about building fintech systems that create real-world impact, and you thrive in fast-moving, collaborative environments, this is the place for you.

This is a hybrid opportunity, candidates considered for this role will be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Job

• Build the tools that power GoFundMe’s risk intelligence. Design and implement scalable backend services, APIs, and dashboards that integrate data from payment processors, KYC/KYB systems, and internal transaction logs.
• Enable data-driven decisioning. Develop real-time pipelines and tooling for risk evaluation, transaction monitoring, and fraud detection; optimizing for both protection and conversion.
• Bridge risk, compliance, and engineering. Collaborate with Data Platform, Risk, and Product to build automation that enables proactive monitoring, alerting, and case management.
• Own end-to-end systems. From ingestion and normalization to visualization and workflow automation, you’ll drive the architecture for reliable, secure, and auditable risk tooling.
• Advance compliance at scale. Contribute to building frameworks that help GoFundMe remain compliant with global regulations while maintaining a seamless user experience.
• Champion engineering excellence. Participate in code reviews, improve standards, and mentor engineers across data tooling and backend systems.
• Stay close to impact. Participate in on-call rotations to ensure uptime, responsiveness, and reliability for mission-critical systems.

You

• Have 5+ years of software engineering experience with a deep focus on backend and systems integration (APIs, GraphQL, Webhooks, TypeScript, AWS, MySQL).
• Have proven expertise in designing and building robust APIs and scalable integration architectures like Microservices and event driven architectures.
• Have strong experience in analyzing, diagnosing, and preventing performance and scale problems, with expertise in application performance monitoring and log analytics tools like NewRelic and BugSnag.
• Are proficient in at least two of the following: Node.js, Python, Java
• Have strong AWS experience, particularly with services relevant to data and integration (e.g., AWS Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, SQS/SNS).
• Bring a product mindset and a pragmatic approach to technical decision-making to the team.
• A strong mentoring orientation and a desire to elevate those around you.

Why you’ll love it here

• Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
• Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
• Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Holistic Support: 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.
• Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
• Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
• Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.

We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!

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.

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.

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Learn more about GoFundMe:

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. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘24 annual report.

Our annual “Year in Help” report reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.

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