GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization focused on reducing extreme poverty through unconditional cash transfers. It sends financial support directly to people living on less than $2.15 per day, often using mobile money so recipients can decide how best to meet their needs. The organization’s direct-giving model has been examined through extensive research and operates in countries including Bangladesh, Kenya, and the United States. GiveDirectly brings together charitable giving, technology, and social-impact research to deliver aid with fewer traditional intermediaries.

Senior Fundraising Software Engineer (Remote, United States)

GiveDirectly is seeking a senior software engineer to strengthen fundraising systems and donor experiences. The role covers Laravel, PHP, Salesforce, WordPress, and data integrations supporting global poverty relief.

Description

  • Build and improve engineering systems that support fundraising and donor satisfaction
  • Help fundraisers ensure donations are captured accurately and begin their secure journey to recipients
  • Explain to donors and the public how their contributions are used and delivered
  • Create and maintain websites, fundraising infrastructure, and related integrations
  • Partner closely with fundraising teams on technical work
  • Independently define, build, test, release, and maintain solutions
  • Resolve defects and troubleshoot legacy code, including code written by other engineers
  • Take ownership of incidents and coordinate with fundraisers during high-volume donation periods
  • Use Laravel, PHP, plain JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Salesforce, WordPress, SQL, and partner-supplied CSV data
  • Partner with non-engineering colleagues on ambiguous, fast-changing, and imperfectly defined work

Requirements

  • Must have the right to work in a country where GiveDirectly hires
  • Fluent English communication skills
  • At least four years of engineering experience
  • Availability for remote meetings that overlap with East Africa Time and US Eastern Time
  • Willingness to travel a few weeks each year to meet colleagues in the US, Europe, and Africa
  • Working familiarity with Laravel, PHP, plain JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Salesforce, WordPress, SQL, and CSV data; expertise in every technology is not required
  • Ability to work independently by defining tasks, testing and releasing changes, resolving bugs, and maintaining momentum
  • Availability for on-call support during peak donation days, with responsibility for incident ownership, fundraiser communication, and legacy-code debugging
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate directly with non-engineers on ambiguous, quickly changing work
  • Successful completion of a take-home coding exercise, live coding session, systems design interview, and project deep dive or behavioral interviews
  • Alignment with GiveDirectly's mission and values
  • Willingness to complete background, reference, criminal background, sanctions, and safeguarding checks if required

Benefits

  • Performance bonus targeted at 15%, with potential upside
  • Annual benefits stipend of $21,393 in the United States, £2,760 in the United Kingdom, or $8,453 in Kenya
  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive health benefits, with provisions determined by country
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Allowance for desk and workspace equipment
  • Flexible choice of work location
  • Paths for career advancement
  • Support for professional development and employee growth
  • Referral rewards of $500 for Manager roles and $3,000 for Senior Manager and above roles

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