Job description
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Classy, an affiliate of GoFundMe, is a Public Benefit Corporation and giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Classy’s platform provides powerful and intuitive fundraising tools to convert and retain donors. Since 2011, Classy has helped nonprofits mobilize and empower the world for good by helping them raise over $7 billion. Classy also hosts the Collaborative conference and the Classy Awards to spotlight the innovative work nonprofits are implementing around the globe. For more information, visit www.classy.org.
Join Classy’s Devex team as a Senior Devex Engineer. The platform engineering team provides internal services to reduce the cognitive load that would be required from stream-aligned teams to develop these underlying services. This crucial role focuses on building and maintaining the platform that allows our engineers to design and deliver an advanced cloud infrastructure vital for our online fundraising platform, which supports nonprofits worldwide. You will be responsible for shaping our Platform Engineering vision and empowering our engineers to deliver world-class products in support of non-profits who are changing the world every day.
This is a remote position. Candidates considered for this role will be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Job…
- Design and implement robust, fault-tolerant cloud solutions to support the processing of billions of dollars annually.
- Share expertise and foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and learning within the team.
- Participate in strategic decisions regarding cloud architecture and contribute to adopting best practices.
- Work collaboratively to enhance system performance, incorporating observability and reliability across the infrastructure.
- Designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, consistent, and dependable deployment of our cloud-based applications.
- Engage in hands-on development to design and implement our Internal Development Platform.
- Create and maintain IaC leveraged by engineers across the organization.
You…
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related field, or 6+ years equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 4 years experience designing and managing scalable cloud-based infrastructure, preferably in SaaS environments.
- A deep sense of quality and sharp engineering skills with solid computer science fundamentals.
- Expertise in one or more Cloud Providers (AWS preferred)
- Expertise using IaC (Terraform preferred)
- Proficiency with container technologies like Docker and with Kubernetes
- Proficiency in software architecture, including asynchronous event-driven architecture and microservices.
- Proficiency in application performance management (APM) with tools like NewRelic, DataDog, and Splunk.
- Hands-on experience developing applications with Java, kotlin, NodeJS, or PHP.
- Skilled in managing distributed data systems and troubleshooting complex issues under high load.
- Knowledgeable in building high-volume transaction systems and familiar with compliance regulations like PCI, SOC2, and GDPR.
- Strong collaborative skills with experience in leading initiatives and working with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and cultural backgrounds.
Preferred…
- AWS cloud certifications.
- Experience with fault-tolerant system design and high transaction volume environments.
- A passion for improving developer experience!
Why you’ll love it here…
- Be a part of a mission-driven organization that positively impacts tens of millions of lives every year.
- Be a Leader in a high-impact product organization and drive business transformation through product.
- Collaborate with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
- You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together.
- We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose.
GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and 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 $X - $X + equity + benefits. As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. 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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Dedication to Diversity
GoFundMe and Classy are committed to leveraging Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to cultivate a culture that embraces and supports the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of our people and customers.
Our diversity recruiting priority is recognized under our first DEIB Driver: Opportunity Foster Diversity - we identify, recruit, and invest in top talent- ensure our people reflect the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of the communities we serve and are all given the chance to grow.
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