Staff Software Engineer
Core
Architecting and scaling the fundraising platform for non-profit educational institutions, serving millions of donors and 1,300+ colleges.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Senior IC Architect)
Builds
Scalable, resilient full-stack SaaS platform for education fundraising
Domain
EdTech / Non-profit fundraising / Fintech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Full-stack development, System architecture, Technical leadership, Mentorship, SQL database management, Cloud deployment, Incident response, Cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Ruby on Rails, Postgres administration, Site reliability engineering, Networking and caching, Engineering standards definition, Fundraising/fintech domain experience
Technologies
Ruby, Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Rails, Django, React, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, AWS, Heroku
Responsibilities
Setting architectural direction for cross-pod systems, defining code quality and security standards, mentoring engineers, partnering on technical strategy, leading incident response, advising partner institutions on integrations, participating in on-call rotation
Seniority
Staff, high-impact IC with strategic influence