Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company Name: GiveDirectly

Job Url: https://jobright.ai/jobs/info/696e94e55fc86241853d4f92

Job Description: 
GiveDirectly
· 2 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$158K/yr - $158K/yr

4+ years exp
93%
STRONG MATCH
100%
Exp. Level
92%
Skill
42%
Industry Exp.
GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable systems that support their core operations, including donor platforms and crisis response tools.
Non Profit
Finance
Payments
Charity
Financial Services
Mobile Payments
Service Industry

Comp. & Benefits
No H1B

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Responsibilities
Design and build scalable, reliable systems that power our core operations—whether that’s donor platforms, systems that deliver payments directly to recipients, or crisis response tools reaching hundreds of thousands of people globally
Own end-to-end development of new features and services, from architecture through deployment and monitoring
Improve our developer workflows by strengthening CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual steps, and increasing test coverage
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, ops, data) to understand real-world needs and ship tools that directly support program delivery in the field
Debug and resolve production issues across our stack, with a focus on root cause analysis and long-term fixes
Advocate for sustainable engineering practices, including testing, documentation, and monitoring
Help shape our tech roadmap with an eye toward scale, maintainability, and recipient experience

Qualification

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Backend Architecture
Cloud Services
APIs
Java
C#
Go
Python
Ruby
CI/CD Pipelines
Payments Software
Microservices Architecture
Production Software Development
Emotional Intelligence
Problem Solving
Project Management
Communication
Inclusivity
Required
Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity
Language Requirement: English
4+ years of industry experience creating production-caliber software and systems
Experience with backend architecture: databases, cloud services, APIs
Experience building infrastructure to deploy software
Experience with strongly-typed, object-oriented programming such as Java, C#, Go, etc. and scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, etc
High degree of ownership and autonomy - you proactively advocate for ways to improve systems and constantly leave our codebase in a better state than you found it
Strong analytical skills and communication - able to break down complex problems, describe technical trade-offs, and collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g. technical program managers, product managers)